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Post - Graduate Programme in Business Administration

Courses of study, Schemes of Examinations

& Syllabi (Choice Based Credit System)

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE (Autonomous) (Reaccredited with ‘A’ Grade (CGPA – 3.58/4.0) by the NAAC &

Identified as College of Excellence by the UGC) DST – FIST Sponsored College &

DBT Star College

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 017 TAMIL NADU, INDIA

2016 – 2017

Post – Graduate Programme in Business Administration

Structure of the Curriculum

Parts of the

Curriculum

No. of courses Credits

Core 15 75

Elective 8 32

Project 2 9

NMEC 1 2

VLOC 1 2

Total 27 120

Master of Business Administration (For the candidates admitted from the academic year 2016 onwards)

Sem Course Course Code

Course Title Hours/ Week

Credits

Marks

CIA ESA TOT

I Core-I P16MS101 Business Communication 5 5 25 75 100

Core-II P16MS102 Mathematics and Statistics for Managers 5 5 25 75 100 Core-III P16MSP03 Information Technology for Managers

(Theory and Practical) 5 5 40 60 100

Core-IV P16MS104 Managerial Economics and Business Environment

5 5 25 75 100

Core-V P16MS105 Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior

5 5 25 75 100

Core-VI P16MS106 Accounting For Managers 5 5 25 75 100

II Core-VII P16MS207 Operations Research 5 5 25 75 100

Core-VIII P16MS208 Marketing Management (Priciples and concepts)

5 5 25 75 100

Core-IX P16MS209 Production and Operations Management 5 5 25 75 100

Core-X P16MS210 Financial Management 5 5 25 75 100 Core-XI P16MS211 Human Resource Management 4 4 25 75 100

NMEC To be selected from the courses offered by other departments

4 2 25/40 75/60

100

Project-1 P16MS2PJ Internship (May/June) -- 4 -- -- 100

VLOC P17VL2:1/ P17VL2:2

RI/MI (Value and Life Oriented Course) 2 2 25 75 100

III Core-XII P16MS312 Management Information Systems 5 5 25 75 100

Core-XIII P16MS313 International Business Management 5 5 25 75 100

Core-XIV P16MS314 Research Methodology 5 5 25 75 100 Elective I

Any Five from Elective List – I *

5 4 25 75 100

Elective II 5 4 25 75 100 Elective III 5 4 25 75 100

Elective IV 5 4 25 75 100 Elective V 5 4 25 75 100

IV Core XV P16MS415 Strategic Management 6 6 25 75 100

Elective VI

Any Three from Elective List – II *

6 4 25 75 100

Elective VII 6 4 25 75 100

Elective VIII 6 4 25 75 100 Project II P16MS4PJ Project - II -- 5 -- -- 100

Total 120 2700

Semester III (Any five to be Chosen)

Marketing

Sales and Distribution Management P16MS3M1

Advertising and sales promotion P16MS3M2 Strategic Brand Management P16MS3M3

Finance

Global Financial Management P16MS3F1

Project Appraisal Planning and Control P16MS3F2 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management P16MS3F3

Micro Finance P16MS3F4 Commercial Banking Management P16MS3F5

Human Resource

Managing Interpersonal Effectiveness P16MS3H1

Organizational Change and Development P16MS3H2 Labour Legislation P16MS3H3

Training and Development P16MS3H4

Systems

Knowledge Management P16MS3S1 Enterprise-wide Information Systems P16MS3S2

Information Security and Control P16MS3S3 System Analysis and Design P16MS3S4

Digital Economy and E-Business P16MS3S5

Extra Credit Course: Consumer Behaviour PXMS3:1

Semester IV (Any three to be Chosen)

Marketing

Rural Marketing P16MS4M1

Planning and Managing Retail Business P16MS4M2 Applied Marketing Research P16MS4M3 Services Marketing P16MS4M4

Customer Relationship Management P16MS4M5

Finance

Financial Services P16MS4F1 Strategic Cost Management P16MS4F2

Corporate Valuation (M and A) P16MS4F3

Human Resource

Compensation Management P16MS4H1 Performance Management P16MS4H2

Strategic Human Resource Development P16MS4H3 Talent Management P16MS4H4

Systems Software Project Management P16MS4S1

Business Intelligence P16MS4S2 RDBMS with ORACLE P16MS4S3

Advanced MS Excel for Managers P16MS4S4 Extra Credit Course: Total Quality Management. PXMS4:1

Non-Major Elective Course offered by the Department:

1. Fundamentals of Management - P16MS2E1

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Core I :BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

Semester – I Course Code: P16MS101 Total Hours: 75 Credits: 5

General Objectives:

1. To be familiar with both oral and written business communication 2. To learn the fundamentals of non-verbal business communication.

Unit-I: Introduction to Communication 1.1 Introduction and Meaning of communication,

1.2 Significance of communication for Management, 1.3 Types of Communication, 1.3.1 Media

1.3.2 Barriers to communication 1.4 Principles of effective communication. 1.5 Ethics is communication.

Unit-II: Business Correspondence

2.1 Norms for Business letters 2.2 Letter for different kinds of Situations

2.2.1 Personalized Stand letters 2.2.2 Enquiries 2.2.3 Customers complaints

2.2.4 Collection letter 2.2.5 Sales Promotional letter

2.3 Effective E-main message and correspondence

Unit-III: Report Writing

3.1 Structure of reports 3.1.1 Long and short reports

3.1.2 Formal and Informal Reports 3.1.3 Technical reports

3.2 Norms for including exhibits and Appendices

3.3 Importance of Executive summary Unit-IV: Non-Verbal Communication

4.1 Personal appearance

4.1.1 Posture-Body language

4.2 Use of charts 4.2.1 Diagrams and tables

4.3 Visual and Audio Visual Aids for Communication

4.4 Dyadic Communication 4.4.1 FACE to FACE

4.4.2 Telephonic conversation

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Unit-V: Conducting Meeting

5.1 Procedure to follow in conducting a meeting, 5.2 Preparing Agenda, 5.3 Minutes and resolutions,

5.4 Conducting Seminars and Conference, 5.5 Procedure of regulating speech,

5.6 Evaluating Oral presentation. 5.7 Group Discussion: 5.7.1 Drafting Specific Negotiation Skills

Text Book

1. Rajendra Pal and J S Korlahalli-Business Communication-, Sultan Chand and Sons 2012 Reference Books

1. KK Sinha, -Business Communication- Allied Services 2012 2. RC Sharma and Krishna Mohan -Business Correspondence and Report Writing- McGraw Hill

2016 3. M Ashraf Rizvi- Effective Technical Communication- – TMH 2005

4. Dona J Young – Irwin-Foundation of Business Communication –McGraw Hill 2006

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Core II : MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS FOR MANAGERS

Semester – I Course Code: P16MS102 Total Hours : 75 Credits: 5

General Objectives: 1. To study basics of statistics and its application in decision making 2. To understand the correlation and regression analysis 3. To gain knowledge about probability theory and distribution

Unit-I Mathematics for Managers

1.1.0 Introduction to Mathematical Models and their need for Managerial Applications 1.1.1 Matrices concept 1.1.2 Basics of Arithmetic progression and Geometric progression

1.1.3 Its application to Managerial Decision Making. 1.2.0 Business Functions 1.2.1 Basics of differential calculus

1.2.2 Marginal Functions (Revenue, Cost, Profit, Etc) 1.2.3 Its application to managerial decision making.

Unit-II Statistics for Managers

2.1.0 Sampling and data collection 2.1.1 Kinds of data 2.1.2 Data condensation methods using different graphical methods and tables

2.2.0 Uni-variate Analysis of data using Measures of central tendency 2.2.1 Mean 2.2.2 Median

2.2.3 Mode 2.3.0 Dispersion 2.3.1 Standard deviation

2.3.2 Coefficient of variation 2.3.3 Its application to managerial decision making.

Unit- III Correlation and Regression

3.1.0 Types of Correlation 3.1.1 Methods of Studying Correlation 3.1.2 Rank Correlation

3.1.3 Regression Analysis 3.1.4 Scatter Diagram 3.1.5 Regression line

3.2.0 Method of Least squares 3.2.1 Regression Co – efficient 3.2.2 Standard error of estimates

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Unit-IV Probability Theory

4.1.0 Concepts of Probability and Probability Distribution 4.2.0 Basic Probability Concepts, 4.3.0 Types of Probability

4.4.0 Probability rules 4.5.0 Baye‟s Theorem.

Unit-V Probability Distribution

5.1.0 Random Variables 5.2.0 Types of probability Distributions 5.2.1 Binomial Distribution

5.2.2 Poisson distribution 5.2.3 Normal distribution.

Text Books 1. Levin, Rubin - Statistics for Managers-Pearsons Prentice Hall, 9th edition, 2009, Reference

Book: 2. P Mariappan - Mathematics for Modern Managers, New Century Books (P) Ltd, Chennai. 2004

– ISBN – 81-234-0852-8 3. S Saha - Business Statistics –Hyperion books, 1989 4. Suchirtra S Jaipur, Mangaldeep - Business Mathematics,– 2005 ISBN 81-7594-182-0

5. David M Levine, David Stephan, Mark L Berenson - Statistics for managers, Timothy C Krehbiel (2007)

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Core III:INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MANAGERS (Theory and Practical)

Semester – I Course Code: P16MSP03 Total Hours : 75 Credits: 5

General Objectives:

1. To know applications of Information Technology in business management 2. To have hands on experience with business application software

Unit-I: Introduction

1.1 Computers: Introduction 1.1.1 History 1.1.2 Generation

1.1.3 Information Technology and Business: Definition 1.1.4 Evolution-role of IT in business and industry 1.2 Component technologies of IT

1.2.1 Types of applications 1.2.2 Trends in IT including Hardware

1.2.3 Input/Output devices 1.3 Operating systems, software and packages and peripherals.

Unit-II: Application of IT 2.1 Applications of IT

2.1.1 Networking 2.1.2 Internet - intranet technologies- 2.1.3 Multimedia and virtual reality Technologies

2.2 Use of IT in Management Information Systems 2.2.1 Decision support systems and expert systems 2.3 E-Business Applications - Tele communications

2.4 Introduction to security issues.

BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE – PRACTICALS Unit-III: Laboratory

3.1 MS Windows, MS Office –MS Word, 3.2 MS PowerPoint,

3.3 MS Excel Unit-IV: Laboratory

4.1 Statistical Packages

4.1.1SYSTAT 4.2 Calculation of mean, median, range, regression, etc 4.3 Data entry, data analysis diagrammatic and graphical representation

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Unit-V: Laboratory

5.1 Accounting Package 5.1.1 Tally

5.2 Preparation of Balance sheet 5.3 Creation of vouchers

5.4 Creation of stock entries Suggested Text Books

1. Basntra, " Computers Today" - McGraw Hill Publications 2011 2. Alexis Leon, Matthew Leon, “Introduction to information systems” 2010

3. Ron Mansfield, "Working in MS-Office" TataMcGraw Hill Publications 2013 4. E K Saini and Pradeep - Computer in Business Applications - Kumar 2010 5. Statistical methods for practice and research – A guide to data analysis using SPSS – Ajai

Gaur and Sanjaya Gaur, Sage publications 2015 References Books:

1. Sanders, "Computers Today"- McGraw Hill Publications, 2010

2. Daniels N C, "Information Technology" –AddisionWaisely publications, 2015

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Core IV : MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT


General Objectives:

1. To understand demand and its prediction. 2. To learn the concept of pricing and market structure. 3. To know the country‟s policies and procedures for business

Unit-I: Introduction

1.1 Introduction about Demand and Revenue Analysis 1.2 Law of Demand 1.3 Factors affecting demand

1.4 Law of diminishing marginal utility 1.5 Consumer surplus 1.6 Elasticity of demand

1.7 Estimation of Demand and Forecasting Demand. Unit-II: Pricing

2.1 Pricing and Market structure

2.2 Pricing concepts and Determinants, 2.3 Pricing in Practice 2.4 Price Index

2.5 Market structure Unit-III: Business Environment

3.1 Introduction toBusiness Environment 3.2 Various Forces affecting the business environment

Unit –IV: Political environment

4.1 Indian Political Philosophy towards Business Enterprise 4.2 Annual Financial Budgets

4.3 Various factors of government influencing the business policies Unit-V: Macro Economics

5.1 National Income

5.1.1 Concepts of National Income.

5.1.2 Circular Flow of income 5.1.3 Measuring the difficulties in National Income.

5.2 Inflation

5.2.1 Definition 5.2.2 Causes of Inflation

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5.2.3 Consequences of Inflation 5.2.4 Control of Inflation

5.3 Monetary Policy 5.3.1 Definition 5.3.2 Objectives

5.3.3 Instruments of Monetary Policy 5.4 Fiscal Policy

5.4.1 Definition 5.4.2 Objectives 5.4.3 Tools of Fiscal Policy

Text Books

1. Varshini and Mageshwari- Managerial Economics Sultan Chand6th Edition, 2009 2. Francis Cherunilium - Business Environment, HP House, 5th Edition, 2014 3. N D Kapoor- -Business Law -S Chand, 30th Edition, Reprint 2016

Reference Books

1. Dominik Salvatore - Managerial Economics Oxford University, 7th Edition, 2010 2. Aswanthappa - Business Environment, Himalaya Publications, 7th Edition, 2009

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Core V:PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR


General Objectives:

1. To study the different components of Management 2. To enhance the prediction and control of human behavior in an organization

Unit-I: Management 1.1 Definition

1.2 Basic Principles of Management 1.3 Functions of Management 1.4 Evolution of Management thought from the early pioneers to Modern thinkers.

Unit-II: Organization

2.1 Need- Hierarchy in an Organization and reporting relationship 2.2 Co-ordination

2.2.1 Need of Co-ordination

2.2.2 Techniques of Co-ordination. 2.3 Delegation and Authority

2.3.1 Definition, Meaning 2.3.2 Process-Techniques 2.3.3 Factors affecting

2.3.4 Advantages and Disadvantages 2.3.5 Applicability to different forms to Structure

Unit-III: Organization behavior

3.1 Definition of Organization behavior,

3.2 Contributing Disciplines to OB, 3.3 Responding to globalization.

3.4 The Individual behavior, 3.4.1 Values 3.4.2 Attitudes

3.4.3 Personality 3.4.4 Emotions 3.4.5 Perception

3.4.6 Learning 3.4.7 Motivation 3.4.8 Interpersonal behavior.

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Unit-IV: Group Behavior and Organization Structure

4.1 Group Behavior 4.1.1 Teams

4.1.2 Communication

4.1.3 Organizational rules , Power, Authority and Status, Conflict. 4.2 Leadership

4.2.1 Nature, Type and Approaches 4.2.2 Development of leadership 4.3 Group dynamics

4.4 Organization structure 4.5 Human Resource Policy 4.6 Organization Culture.

Unit-V: Conflict and Cross Culture Management

5.1 Management of Change 5.2 Conflict management 5.3 Organization Health, Development and effectiveness

5.4 Cross Culture Management

Text Books 1. Fred Luthans- OrganisationalBehaviour 10th e Tata Mcgraw Hill Publications, 12th Edition, 2011

2. Stephen P Robbins-Organization Behavior, Pearson, 15th Edition, 2012 3. Koontz andDonnel-Organization Behavior, McGraw Hill 3rd edition, 2011

Reference Book

1. L.M Prasad - Principles and Practice of Management –, Sultan Chand, 9th edition, 2015

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Core VI :ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS


General Objectives:

1. To learn about basic accounting concepts

2. To understand variety of processes and inventories in business firms 3. To analyse various accounting decision making issues and organizational problems in concise,

accurate, clear and interesting manner from the perspective of a client 4. To gain knowledge in modern accounting practices.

Unit-I: Basic accounting procedures and Final accounts 1.1 Purpose and Scope of accounting

1.2 Changing role of Accountant in profession 1.3 Role of accounting manager in Industry and as a consultant 1.4 Basic accounting concepts and postulates and their implications.

1.5 Accounting Records and systems 1.6 The journal entries and its golden rules

1.7 Preparations of subsidiary books. 1.8 The Ledger account preparation 1.9 Debit and credit adjusting in ledger closing entries, rules in balancing accounts.

1.10 The trial balance preparation without suspense account preparation. Unit-II:Company Accounts

2.1 Introduction to company accounts 2.2 Types of shares

2.3 Issue of shares at par, at premium, at discount 2.4 Pro rata allocations, refund and adjustment. 2.5 Making calls, calls in arrear and calls in advance

2.6 Forfeiture of shares and adjustment with capital reserve. 2.7 Re-issue and bonus issue.

Unit–III: Cost Concepts and cost classifications

3.1 Cost concepts and various types of cost classifications 3.2 Determination of costs, and cost sheet calculation 3.3 Elements of Cost,

3.4 Calculation of material cost, issue procedures Unit-IV: Marginal Costing

4.1 Overheads meaning and classification

4.2 Overheads allocation, 4.3 Overheads Apportionment, 4.4 Overheads Absorption,

4.5 Overheads Control over Factory, administration, selling and distribution Overheads

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4.6 Valuation of Inventories

4.6.1 LIFO, FIFO, Weighted Average 4.7 Marginal costing, 4.7.1 Break Even Analysis

4.7.2 Contribution approach and 4.7.3 Direct costing,

4.7.4 Short term Decision making, 4.8 Standard costing as a tool for control,

4.8.1 Variance analysis

4.9 Budgetary control system. Unit –V: Advanced Cost Concepts

5.1 Relevant cost 5.2 Target cost

5.3 Activity based costing Suggested Readings

1. Suneel K Maheshwari - Advanced Accountancy -,Vol-1, 10th edition,Vikas Publishing, 2008

2. SP Jain, K l Narang, SimmiAgrawal - Advanced Cost Accounting Cost Management,2013, Kalyani Publishers / LyallBk Depot.

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Core VII :OPERATIONS RESEARCH Semester – II Course Code: P16MS207

Total Hours : 75 Credits: 5 General Objectives:

1. To comprehend the significance of analytical techniques in decision making

2. To apply Operations Research to business related problems

Unit-I: Introduction to Operations Research

1.1 Operations Research

1.1.1 Phases of Operations Research

1.1.2 Scope of Operations Research 1.1.3 Merits of Operations Research 1.1.4 Limitations of Operations Research

1.1.5 Concept of Optimization 1.2 LPP

1.2.1 Theory of Simplex Method

1.2.2 Canonical Form of LPP 1.2.3 Graphical Method

1.2.4 Simplex Method 1.2.5 Big M Method.

Unit-II: Simplex and Transportation models 2.1 LPP

2.1.1 Primal and Dual Method 2.1.2 Properties of Primal and Dual LPP 2.1.3 Dual Simplex Method

2.2 Sensitivity Analysis 2.2.1 Changes in tightness of Constraints (bj values only) 2.2.2 Co-efficient of Objective function (cj values only)

2.3 Transportation Problem 2.3.1. Vogel‟s approximation method

2.3.2 MODI optimality test 2.4 Assignment problem 2.4.1 Traveling salesman model

Unit-III: Network Analysis

3.1. Network analysis 3.1.1 Drawing of Arrow diagram 3.1.2 Critical path method

3.1.3 Calculation of critical path duration 3.1.4 Total, free and independent floats,

3.2 PERT problems

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Unit-IV: Decision Theory and Game Theory

4.1 Decision trees 4.1.1 Decision under uncertainty 4.1.2 Decision under risk

4.2 Theory of Games 4.2.1 Pure and mixed strategies

4.2.2 Principles of dominance 4.2.3 Graphical methods 4.2.4 Simplex methods

Unit –V: Queuing Theory and Simulation

5.1 Queuing theory 5.1.1 M/M1/FIFO/ ∞ model

5.2 Markovian chain

5.3 Simulation 5.3.1 Monte Carlo Method (Inventory method alone)

Reference Books:

1. Handy A. Taha, Macmillan - Operations Research: An introduction, , 9th Edition, 2009 2. Gupta and Cozzolino, Hoden- Fundamentals of Operations Research for Management--Day,

IUC, 2010

3. KantiSwarup, Manmohan and Gupta - Operations Research-, Sultan Chand and Sons, 2nd Edition, 1978

4. P Mariappan - Operations research methods and applications –New Century Book House Pvt

Limited, ISBN – 81 – 234 – 0716 – 5, 2001

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Core VIII :MARKETING MANAGEMENT (Priciples and Concepts)

Semester – II Course Code: P16MS208 Total Hours : 75 Credits: 5

General Objectives:

1. To study the basic concepts of marketing 2. To use concepts of marketing in various applications of marketing

Unit-I: Introduction to Marketing

1.1 Marketing: Meaning-Concept-Functions 1.2 Marketing Planningand Implementing Marketing Programs

1.3 Marketing Environment 1.4 Market Segmentation

Unit-II: Products and Price

2.1 Product: Meaning 2.1.1 Product Planning 2.1.2 Product Policies

2.1.3 Product Positioning 2.2 New Product Development Process 2.3 Product Life Cycle

2.4 Branding 2.4.1 Packing 2.4.2 Labeling.

2.5 Price: Pricing Objectives 2.5.1 Factors affecting pricing decisions

2.5.2 Methods and Procedure of Pricing 2.6 Relevance to Digital world

Unit-III:Marketing communication and Distribution

3.1 Promotion: Meaning

3.1.1 Marketing Mix 3.1.2 Advertisement meaning 3.1.3 Advertising Message

3.1.4 Copywriting 3.1.5 Advertisement Budgeting

3.1.6 Measuring Advertisement Effectiveness 3.2 Media Strategy

3.2.1 Sales Promotion

3.2.2 Personal Selling and Publicity 3.3 Physical Distribution: Distribution Mix

3.3.1 Managing Channel Intermediaries

3.4 Transport and Warehousing

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3.5 Distribution Strategies 3.5.1 Distribution Cost Analysis.

3.6 Relevance to Digital world Unit-IV: Application of Marketing

4.1 Application of 4 P‟s in various sectors like FMCG, Consumer Durables, Pharmaceuticals and

Industrial Products. 4.2 Consumer Behaviour (Meaning) 4.2.1 Consumer decision making process

4.3 Marketing Research 4.4 Marketing Information System.

Unit-V: Marketing Strategies and Measuring marketing performance

5.1 Marketing Strategies

5.1.1 Tools for Competitive Differentiation of Product 5.1.2 Strategies for Competitors – Leaders, Challenges, Follower and niches

5.2 Marketing of Services.

5.3 Consumerism and Consumer Protection act. 5.4 Evaluating and Controlling Marketing Performance.

5.5 Direct Selling 5.6 Direct Marketing. 5.7 Laws regulating marketing in India

Text Book:

Ramaswamy and Namakumari, Marketing Management, McGraw Hill 5th Edition, 2013 Reference Books:

1. V S Ramasamy and Namakumari- Marketing – McMillian 2010 Edition

2. William Stanton, Michael Etzel, Bruce Walker - Fundamentals of Marketing – Tata McGraw Hill 1991

3. Anthony G Bennet- Marketing –, Tata Mcgraw Hill 2009

4. Philip Kotler- Marketing Management - PHI 2015 Edition

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Core IX :PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT


General Objectives:

1. To know types of production systems and strategic planning for operations 2. To learn the significance of capacity planning in manufacturing systems 3. To learn the strategies to be followed for work force competency and inventory management

4. To learn components of quality control of the production

Unit-I: Introduction to Production and Operations Management

1.1 Production function and systems 1.1.1 Introduction

1.1.2 Definitions and 1.1.3 Types of production systems 1.2 Strategic planning decisions for operations

1.3 Demand forecasting for operations

Unit-II: Plant Layout and Capacity Planning

2.1. Technology and Design

2.1.1 Products 2.1.2 Services 2.2 Capacity planning

2.2.1 Design Capacity and System capacity 2.2.2 Location 2.3 Flexible/cell manufacturing systems

2.4 Facility Layout 2.5 5S Housekeeping

Unit-III: Planning and Controlling

3.1 Operations planning and control 3.2 Planning 3.2.1 Aggregate production

3.2.2 Work force 3.2.3 Inventory levels 3.3 Inventory replenishment policies

3.3.1 Just in Time 3.3.2 Kaizen

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Unit-IV: Maintenance and Quality Control

4.1 Maintenance 4.1.1 Maintaining system reliability 4.1.2 Maintenance SPC

4.1.3 Statistical quality control, 4.2 Quality Control

4.2.1 Quality assurance 4.2.2 Quality circles 4.2.3 Total quality control

4.3. Concepts for Quality 4.3.1 ISO Series 4.3.2 LEAN

4.3.3 MANU 4.3.4 TQM 4.3.5 Six Sigma

4.3.6 FMEA 4.3.7 QFD

Unit-V -World Class Manufacturing

5.1 Industrial scheduling systems 5.2 Maintenance and World Class Manufacturing 5.3 Benchmarking

5.4 Concepts like TPM. Text Books

1. KanishkaBedi - Production and Operations Management- Third edition, New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2013

2. E.S. Buffa Modern Production/Operations Management -8th Edition, Wiley publications 3. R B Khanna,-Production and Operations - PHI Learning, 2007

Reference Books

1. Raymond R. Mayer - Production and Operations Management, 6th Edition New York : McGraw-Hill, 1975

2. Alan Muhlemann, - Production and Operations Management, John Oakland, and Keith

Lockyer, MacMillan India Ltd. 1992

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Core X :FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT


General Objectives: 1. To imbibe the ability and confidence to tackle common financial problems in practice

2. To know possible future finance concepts, especially the advanced corporate finance and investment

systems

Unit-I Financial and Profit Analysis

1.1 Aims and objectives of financial management, 1.2 Aim and role of the finance manager, 1.3 Financial goal of the firm,

1.4 Financial Statements, 1.5 Financial analysis and control, 1.6 Leverages and its types

1.6.1 Operating and 1.6.2 Financial leverage (shareholders return),

1.6.3 Combined leverage 1.7 Financial and Profit Planning.

Unit-II Valuation Concepts and Investment Decisions

2.1 Concepts of Value and Return

2.1.1 Future value, 2.1.2 Present value, 2.1.3 Net present value

2.2 Present Value of Bonds 2.2.1 Yield to Maturity 2.2.2 Zero coupon bonds

2.3 Equity Shares valuation 2.4 Preference shares,

2.5 Analysis of Capital Budgeting Decisions 2.5.1 Discounted Cash flow 2.5.2 Non Discounted Cash Flow

2.6 Cost of Capital 2.6.1 Cost of Debt, 2.6.2 Cost of Preference,

2.6.3 Cost of Equity 2.6.4 Weighted average Cost of Capital.

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Unit-III Financing and Dividend Decisions

3.1 Capital Structure 3.1.1 Net Income Approach, 3.1.2 Irrelevance of capital structure

3.1.3 Relevance 3.2 Capital Structure Planning and Policy,

3.3 Optimum Capital Structure, 3.4 Dividend theory

3.4.1 Dividend relevance

3.4.2 Irrelevance 3.4.3 Dividend Policy under market imperfections.

Unit-IV Working Capital Management

4.1 Short – Term financing investments,

4.2 Management of Working Capital 4.2.1 Permanent WC 4.2.2 Variable WC

4.3 Cash 4.3.1 Facets of Cash management

4.4 Receivables 4.4.1 Need for credit 4.4.2 Credit policy

4.4.3 Monitoring receivables 4.5 Inventory management

4.5.1 Need

4.5.2 Objectives 4.6 Inventory control systems.

Unit-VLong Term Sources of Finance

5.1. Capital Market 5.1.1 Primary 5.1.2 Secondary market

5.2 Long term sources of funds 5.2.1 Shares, 5.2.2 Preference shares,

5.2.3 Debentures, 5.2.4 Term Loans, 5.2.5 Rights issue of equity shares,

5.3 Venture Capital 5.3.1 Methods of venture financing

5.4 Mergers and Acquisitions

5.4.1 Types, 5.4.2 Trends in India,

5.4.3 Value creation 5.5 Financial Policy.

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Text Books

1. I M Pandey,- Financial Management- Vikas Publications.10th edition, 2013 2. Prasanna Chandra - Financial Management-Theory and Practice by Tata McGraw

Hill.8thedition, 2009

Reference Books:

1. Bhalla, VK. Financial management and policy, 2nded, new Delhi, Anmol.1998. 2. Van Horne, James c. financial management and policy. 10th ed. New Delhi, Prentice hall of

India, 1997.

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Core XI :HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT


General Objective: 1. To strategically plan for the Human Resources needed to meet organizational goals and objectives

Unit-I: Human Resource Functions

1.1 The Human Resource function

1.2 Evolution of personnel management and Human Resource Management 1.3 Status and role of Human Resource Manage 1.4 Organization of HR Department

1.5 Organization planning 1.6 Human Resource planning 1.6.1 Job analysis

1.6.2 Job description 1.6.3 Recruitment

1.6.4 Selection with special reference to testing and inte rviewing. Unit-II: Training and Development

2.1 Training and Development with special reference to methodologies of training 2.2 Learning

2.3 Job changes 2.4 Job enlargement 2.5 Job enrichment

2.6 Job enhancement 2.7 Job Evaluation 2.8 Performance Appraisal methods.

Unit-III: Wage and Salary Administration

3.1 Wage and salary administration including emerging compensation structure like ESOP, ESOS

Etc.,

3.2 Incentive payments 3.3 Employee, health, safety and welfare 3.4 Social security

3.5 Personnel research 3.6 Separation 3.7 QWL

Unit-IV: Industrial relations

4.1 Industrial relations theories 4.2 State and industrial relations labour policy and legislative framework

4.3 Administrative dimensions of labour laws

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4.4 Trade unions 4.2.1 Functions

4.2.2 Structure and policy 4.2.3 Employers‟ Associations.

Unit-V: Labor management relations and recent trends in knowledge Industries

5.1 Labour Management relation 5.2 Industrial conflict 5.3 Collective bargaining

5.4 Participative management 5.5 Human Resource management in small and medium organizations 5.6 Emerging Trends in Knowledge Industries – BPO, ITES and other software companies.

Reference Books

1. L.M.Prasad – Human Resource Management, sultan chand, 2007 2. C.B.Mammoria – Personnel Management, HP House, 2007 3. Edwin B Flippo – Personnel Management, Mcgraw Hill, 3rd Edition, 1971

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Core XII :MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Semester – III Course Code: P16MS312 Total Hours : 75 Credits: 5

General Objectives

1. To understand Information systems for managerial decision support

2. To get exposed to application of various Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) packages

3. To know the ethical challenges in usingManagement Information Systems(MIS)

UNIT -I Information Systems For Managerial Decision Support

1.1 Management Information and Decision Support Systems 1.2 Management Information Systems 1.3 Expert Systems-Examples,

1.4 Executive Information Systems 1.4.1 Artificial Intelligence Technologies

UNIT –II Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)

2.1 Emergence of reengineering concept 2.1.1 Business process restructuring Vs Business process reengineering 2.1.2 Ford Mazda reengineering experience

2.2 Transition from Functional focused Vertical organization to process focused Horizontal organization

2.2.1 Porter‟s value chain

2.2.2 Transition of old economy (Brick and Mortar) company to new economy (Click and mortar) company

2.3 Creating customer focused organization Chimney to grid, grid to bubble

2.3.1 Identification re-engineering need 2.3.2 Preparing for reengineering 2.4 Global and Indian Practices of BPR Implementations.

UNIT – III Enterprise Resource Planning (ERPI)

3.1 Business Information Systems 3.1.1 Marketing Information Systems

3.1.2 Manufacturing Information Systems 3.1.3 Human Resource Information Systems 3.1.4 Accounting Information Systems

3.1.5 Financial Information Systems 3.1.6 Transaction Processing System.

3.2 Evolution of ERP 3.2.1 MRP-MRP II and MRP III

3.2.2 Problems of System Island 3.2.3 Need for system integration.

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3.3 Various ERP packages 3.3.1 Evolution of SAP R/3 product-

3.3.2 ERP and BPR 3.3.3 ERP and SCM. 3.4 WEB enabled ERP.

UNIT – IV Enterprise Resource Planning (ERPII)

4.1 Process of ERP implementation 4.1.1 ERP implementation strategies

4.1.2 Personnel involved in ERP implementation 4.2 Consultant‟s way of selecting ERP package 4.2.1 CEO‟s way of selection of ERP packages

4.3 Successful ERP implementation practice in global level and in India. UNIT – V Management Information Systems:

5.1 Enterprise management 5.1.1 Information Resource Management

5.1.2 Strategic management, 5.1.3 Operational Management

5.1.4 Resource Management 5.1.5 Technology management 5.1.6 Distributed management.

5.2 Organizing Planning 5.2.1 IS planning methodologies 5.2.2 Critical Success Factors

5.2.3 Business Systems planning- 5.2.4 Computer Aided planning Tools. 5.3 Security and Ethical Challenges

5.3.1 IS Controls 5.3.2 Facility Controls

5.3.3 Procedural Controls 5.3.4 Computer Crime-Privacy Issues. 5.4 Introduction to Supply Chain Management and Customer Relationship Management.

Text Books

1. O‟Brien, J.A. “Management Information Systems” Tata McGraw Hill Publications, 2009. 2. Prof. K BalasubramanianEnterprisewide Information System,2002

References 1. McLoed, J.R.R “ Management Information Systems” Maxwell McMillan International , 2015

2. Kroenke D and et al “ Management Information Systems - An Introduction” McGraw Hill Publications, 2009

3. Kenneth Loudon – Management Information Systems – Pearson‟s Publication, 2012

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Core XIII :INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT


General Objectives:

1. To know the emerging issues in the economy of our country by the trade liberalization

2. To know trade relations, international finance, legal and labor agreements

Unit-I-Introduction to International Business

1.1.0 International Business

1.1.1 Definition 1.2.0 Trade and Investment flow 1.3.0 Economic theories

1.3.1 Mercantilism 1.3.2 Theory of Absolute Advantage 1.3.3 Theory of comparative advantage

1.3.4 Competitive theory 1.3.5 Product life cycle

1.3.6 New trade theory 1.4.0 Forms of International Business.

1.4.1 Exporting

1.4.2 Licensing 1.4.3 Franchising

1.5.0 FDI, FII‟S Trade theories

Unit-II - GATT and Global Liberalization

2.1.0 International Business Environment 2.1.1 Globalization of Business

2.2.0 World Trade Organisation and trade Liberalization

2.2.1 Emerging issues 2.2.2 Implication for India

2.3.0 Regional Trade Blocks 2.3.1 Inter- regional trade among regional groups 2.3.2 GATT

2.3.3 GATS 2.3.4 TRIPS 2.3.5 TRIMS

Unit-III - Multinational corporations

3.1.0 Global Business Strategic Management 3.2.0 Structural Design of MNC‟s

3.3.0 Strategic Planning 3.4.0 Strategic Considerations 3.5.0 National Vs Global competitiveness

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Unit-IV - MN’s approaches to control

4.1.0 Control for MN‟s 4.1.1 Approaches to control

4.2.0 Role of Information systems

4.3.0 Performance measurement 4.3.1 Mechanics of measurement

4.3.2 Various performance indicators 4.4.0 Evaluation and Evaluation systems.

Unit-V - Conflict management in International Business

5.1.0 Conflict in International Business and Negotiations

5.1.1 Factors causing conflict 5.1.2 Conflict resolution actions

5.2.0 Role of negotiations

5.3.0 Role international agencies in conflict resolutions Text Books

1. John D Daniels and Lee H Radebangh, International Business (Fifteenth edition), Pearson

Education(2010) 2. Richard M Hodgetts and Fred Luthans, International Management, McGraw-Hill Education (ISE

Editions) (2002)

Reference Books

1. Charles W L Hill, Global Business Today, 9th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2008 2. Anand K Sundaram and Stewart Black,The International Business Environment, Prentice Hall

of India , New Delhi (2001)

3. Michael R czinkota, Ekka A Ronkainen and Michael H Moffeff, International Business 8thedition,Harcourt Thompson Learning, Singapore, 2011

4. Don Ball and Wendell McCulloch Irwin, International Business: The challenge of Global competition, Mcgraw Hill, Newyork. 11th edition, 2013

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Core XIV:RESEARCH METHODOLOGY


General Objectives: 1. To gain knowledge about the basics of research

2. To get familiarize with the statistical tools for analysing a data related to the research

3. To know the art of writing a report of the research outcomes

Unit-I Introduction to Research Methodology 1.1.0 Research

1.1.1 Definition 1.1.2 Meaning 1.1.3 Characteristics

1.1.4 Scientific attitude 1.2.0 Research Process

1.2.1 Significance

1.2.2 Scope 1.3.0 Research need

1.3.1 Formulating the problem 1.3.2 Designing 1.3.3 Sampling

1.3.3.1 Pilot testing 1.3.4 Data collection 1.3.5 Analysis and interpretation

1.3.6 Report 1.4.0 Research Design

1.4.1 Exploratory

1.4.2 Descriptive 1.4.3 Diagnostic 1.4.4 Experimental

1.5.0 Review of Literature 1.6.0 Hypothesis

1.6.1 Meaning 1.6.2 Types

Unit-II Measurement and Scaling Techniques 2.1.0 Measurement

2.1.1 Nature 2.1.2 Scales 2.1.3 Sources and characteristics of sound measurement tool.

2.2.0 Scaling 2.2.1 Nature

2.2.2 Methods 2.2.3 Scale construction techniques

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2.3.0 Variables 2.3.1 Meaning

2.3.2 Types. 2.4.0 Sampling

2.4.1 Nature

2.4.2 Simple probability and complex probability 2.4.3 Non-probability sampling.

Unit-III Methods of Data Collection

3.1.0 Data 3.1.1 Sources of data 3.1.2 Collection of data

3.1.3 Primary and secondary sources 3.1.4 Questionnaire 3.1.5 Checking the validity and reliability

3.1.6 Survey observation 3.1.7 Experimentation 3.1.8 Details and evaluation.

3.2.0 Determination of sample size 3.3.0 Analysis and presentation

3.3.1 Coding 3.3.2 Data entry 3.3.3 Tabulation

3.3.4 Cross tabulation 3.4.0 Hypothesis

3.4.1 Meaning

3.4.2 Types 3.4.3 TYPE I and TYPE II errors.

Unit-IV Testing of Hypothesis

4.1.0 Statistical Significance 4.1.1 Testing 4.1.2 Procedures and Applications

4.2.0 Test of significance 4.2.1 Z test, 4.2.2 t – test

4.2.3 F – test 4.2.4 Chi square test 4.2.5 ANOVA

4.2.6 Application to managerial decision making 4.2.7 Simple correlation 4.2.8 Simple regression

4.2.9 Introduction to Factor Analysis (only basic theory concepts)

Unit-V Report Writing 5.1.0 Presenting results

5.1.1 Written and oral reports

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5.1.2 The written research report I. Preparatory items

II. Introduction III. Methodology IV. Findings and conclusions

V. Preparation and presentation of research reports in various specializations 5.1.3 Referencing.

Practicals in :- SYSTAT and other related packages. (Exposure)

Reference Books 1. C R Kothari- Research methodology, New Age International Publishers, Second Revised

Edition, 2004 2. Rao K V- Research Methods for Management and Commerce, Sterling publishers, 2012 3. Emory and Cooper- Business Research Methods, 4th Edition, Mcgraw Hill, 1994

4. Tull and Hawkins – Marketing Research: Measurements and methods, Prentice Hall, 6th Edition, 1993

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ELECTIVE - MARKETING SALES AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT

Semester – III Course Code: P16MS3M1 Total Hours: 75 Credits: 4

General Objectives

1. To know various decisions to be taken in the market by the Field executives and managers

2. To study sales and distribution as a career

Unit-I Introduction to Sales Management:

1.1 Concept of Sales Management 1.2 Nature, Need and Extent of Application of Sales Management. 1.3 The Sales Manager – Introduction and Functions

1.4 Sales Planning 1.5 Organizing sales Activities 1.6 Managing sales force.

Unit-II Sales Strategy:

2.1 Channels of Distribution. 2.1.1 Direct marketing

2.1.2 Channel sales 2.1.3 Personal selling. 2.2 Various selling objectives and sales related marketing policies

2.3 Formulating personal selling strategies. 2.4 The sales department. 2.5 Various functional roles in the sales department

2.6 Relationship Marketing. Unit-III Sales Force Management:

3.1 Recruitment, Selection and Training of Sales Personnel

3.2 Motivation and Compensation, Sales meeting and Sales Contests. 3.3 Controlling the Sales Effort 3.3.1 Sales forecasting and budgeting

3.3.2 Quotas setting 3.3.3 Territories planning 3.3.4 Branch administration.

Unit-IV Logistics and Physical Distribution

4.1 Channel Strategy and Positioning 4.2 Channel Member Selection and Development

4.3 Problems of working with channel members (Including Motivation and Compensation) 4.4 Channel Evaluation and control 4.5 Efficient stock replenishment plans

4.6 Win-win situation for channel partners.

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Unit-V Emerging trends in sales and distribution Management

5.1 Various ERP Packages 5.2 Sales Management in Various sectors like FMCG

5.2.1 Consumer Durables 5.2.2 Pharmaceutical

5.2.3 Software 5.2.4 Services etc. 5.3 Introduction to industrial selling.

5.4 Case Studies. Text Book

1. Richard R Still and Edward D Cundiff Norman A P Govani, Sales Management PHI-Fifth Edition 2007

Reference Books:

1. Ramasami and Namakumari/ Macmillan, Marketing Management, 4th Edition 2009 2. Douglas J Dalrymple and Leonard Parsons, Marketing Management,Edition 2000

3. Spiro Stanton Rich, Management of a Sales force, Tata McGraw Hill – 11th Edition 2005 4. JP Saxena, Warehouse Management and Inventory Control– VIKAS Publishing 2009

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Elective -Marketing ADVERTISING AND SALES PROMOTION


General Objective:

To study the use of Advertising and sales promotion as a marketing tool

Unit-I Advertising role and Marketing communication 1.1 Advertising‟s role in the marketing process

1.2 Legal ethical and social aspects of advertising 1.3 Process of communication.

1.3.1 Two step flow of communication

1.4 Theory of Cognitive Dissonance and 1.5 Clues for advertising strategists.

Unit-II Building of Advertising Program

2.1 Stimulation of primary and selective demand 2.2 Objective setting and market positioning: 2.3 Dagmar approach

2.4 Determination of target audience 2.5 Building of advertising program- message, headlines, copy, logo, illustration, appeal, layout.

Unit-III Media Planning and Budgeting

3.1 Campaign planning

3.2 Media planning 3.3 Budgeting

3.4 Evaluation 3.4.1 Rationale of testing opinion and aptitude tests, recognition, recall, experimental

designs

3.5 Advertising organization 3.6 Introduction to online advertising.

Unit-IV Advertising Agency

4.1 Selection compensation and appraisal of an agency

4.2 Electronic media buying 4.3 Advertising campaign- advertising V/S consumer behavior.

Unit-V Sales Promotion

5.1 Sales promotion

5.2 Role of creative strategies 5.3 Different methods of sales promotion- 5.4 Evaluating effectiveness of different promotional strategies.

5.5 Differences between Advertising, Sales Promotion, Publicity, Public Relations.

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Text Book :

1. Crow Back, Advertising Management, PHI, Pearson‟s, 2011 Suggested books:

1. Aaker David, Advertising Management, 4th Edition. New Delhi, PHI, 1992

2. Belch, George E and Belch Michael A, Introduction to Advertising and Promotion, 3rd ed. Chicago, Irwin, 1995.

3. Borden, William H, Advertising, New York, John wiley,1981.

4. Hard, Norman, The practice of Advertising oxford, Butterworth Heinemann,1995. 5. Ogilvy David - Ogilvy on Advertising. London, Longman, 1983. 6. SenguptaSubroto - Brand Positioning, Strategies for Competitive Advantages, Tata McGraw

7. John Philip Jones, Behind Powerful Brands –Sage Publications, 2000

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Elective -Marketing STRATEGIC BRAND MANAGEMENT


General Objectives:

1. To know about brand image and identity.

2. To understand the concept of brand equity.

3. To realize the practical working of brand in various sectors.

Unit-I Understanding brands:

1.1 Hierarchy: personality 1.2 Brand image

1.3 Brand identity 1.4 Brand Positioning

Unit-II Evaluating and Measuring Brands:

2.1 Brand equity, 2.2 Equity Measurements 2.3 Value addition, brand

2.4 Customer relationships 2.5 Brand loyalty 2.6 Customer Loyalty

Unit-III Expansion and Building strong brands:

3.1 Managing Brands 3.2 Brand Creation 3.3 Brand Extension

3.4 Brand- product Relationships 3.5 Brand Portfolio

3.6 Brand assessment through research. Unit-IV Financial aspects of branding

4.1 Brand and Balance Sheet impact 4.2 Financial aspects of Branding

4.3 Brand revitalization 4.4 Brand success

Unit-V How branding works in various sectors

5.1 Branding in different sectors

5.2 Customer 5.2.1 Industrial 5.2.2 Retail and service brands

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5.3 Brand Audit

Text Book:

1. Jean Noel Kapferer, Koganpage, Strategic Brand Management –5th Edition 2012

Reference Books:

1. David Aaker- Building strong Brands, Simon and Schuster 2011 2. Kevin Lane Keller, Brand Management, 4th Edition, Pearsons 2013

3. YLR Moorthy, Brand Management –1st Edition, VIKAS Publishing. 1997

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ELECTIVE -FINANCE GLOBAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Semester – III Course Code: P16MS3F1 Total Hours: 75 Credits: 4

General Objective:

To study global financial management

Unit-I Foundations of International Financial Management:

1.1 Globalization and Multinational Firm

1.2 International Monetary System 1.2.1 EMF 1.2.2 Balance of payments

1.3 IMF and other International Financial Institutions. Unit-II World Financial Market and Institution:

2.1 International Money Market

2.2 International Bond Market 2.3 International Equity Market.

Unit-III Foreign Exchange Exposure and Management:

3.1 Management of Economic Exposure

3.2 Management of Transaction Exposure 3.3 Management of Translation Exposure.

Unit-IV Financial Management of Multinational Firm:

4.1 Foreign Direct Investment, 4.2 Cross border acquisitions 4.3 International capital structure

4.3.1 Cost of capital 4.4 International capital budgeting.

Unit-V Cash Management and Corporate Governance:

5.1 Multinational Cash Management

5.1.1 Exports and Imports 5.1.2 Transfer pricing 5.2 Corporate governance around the world.

Text Book 1. EUN/Resnick, International Financial Management, Mcgraw Hill, 15th Edition, 2004

References Books: 1. Maurice D Levi, International Financial Management, Mcgraw Hill, Fourth Edition, 2005 2. C Jeevanandham, Exchange rate and risk management, Sultan Chand, 2015

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ELECTIVE -FINANCE PROJECT APPRAISAL PLANNING AND CONTROL


General Objectives:

1. To understand the conceptual framework underlying project appraisal

2. To learn selection and planning circumscribing an investment

3. To get an insight into the operations and control of financial projects.

Unit I: Planning

1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Phases of capital budgeting,

1.1.2 Decision making, 1.1.3 Feasibility study

1.2 Resource allocation

1.2.1 Portfolio planning tools, 1.2.2 Strategic position and action evaluation

1.3 Idea generations 1.3.1 Monitoring the environment, 1.3.2 Corporate appraisal,

1.3.3 Scouting for project ideas 1.4 Screening of Projects.

Unit II: Feasibility

2.1 Market and Demand Feasibility

2.1.1 Situational analysis, 2.1.2 Specification of objectives, 2.1.3 Conduct of market survey

2.1.4 Demand forecasting 2.1.5 Market planning

2.2 Technical Feasibility 2.2.1 Material input and utilities, 2.2.2 Manufacturing process and technology,

2.2.3 Product mix, 2.2.4 Plant location, 2.2.5 Machineries and equipment,

2.2.6 Structures and civil work 2.3 Financial analysis

2.3.1 Cost of project,

2.3.2 Cost of production, 2.3.3 Working capital requirements

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Unit III: Financial feasibility

3.1 Projected Cash flows 3.1.1 Components of cash flow stream, 3.1.2 Viewing project from different point of view),

3.2 Time value of money, 3.3 Identify the project cost,

3.4 Cost of Capital 3.4.1 Debt, 3.4.2 Equity,

3.4.3 Preference, 3.4.4 Return expected by investors

3.5 Appraisal Criteria

3.5.1 Net Present Value, 3.5.2 Benefit Cost Ratio, 3.5.3 Internal Rate of Return,

3.5.4 Payback Period. Unit IV: Analysis of Risk

4.1 Types and measures of project risk

4.2 Analytical Derivation or Simple Estimation 4.3 Sensitivity Analysis 4.4 Scenario Analysis

4.5 Monte Carlo Simulation 4.6 Decision Tree Analysis 4.7 Risk Analysis in Practice

Unit V: Implementation and Review

5.1 Project Management 5.1.1 Project planning

5.1.2 Project control 5.2 Project Review and administrative Aspects

5.2.1 Initial review,

5.2.2 Performance evaluation 5.3 Evaluating the Capital Budgeting system of an organization.

Text Book:

1. Prasanna Chandra, Projects Planning Analysis, Selection, Implementation and Review,Tata

Mcgraw Hill Co., 2009 References Book:

1. Clements / Gido, Thomson, Effective Project Management, 2007 edition.

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ELECTIVE - FINANCE SECURTIY ANALYSIS and PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT


General Objectives:

1. To gain knowledge on various investment avenues

2. To understand the regulatory and tax framework circumscribing investment in securities

3. To study the operations of the Indian stock market and derivative market

Unit – I Introduction

1.1 Investment Alternatives 1.2 Securities market

1.3 Risk and return. Unit – II Analytical Methods

2.1 Time Value of Money

2.2 Financial Statement Analysis. Unit – III Portfolio theory and Capital Asset Pricing

3.1 Benefits of Diversification 3.2 CAPM

3.3 APT Unit – IV Security Analysis and Valuation

4.1 Analysis and Valuation of Debt, Equity 4.2 Fundamental Analysis, Technical Analysis

4.3 Efficient Markets Hypothesis

Unit – V Derivates

5.1 Options, Futures,

5.2 Applications of Options and Futures in Portfolio Management 5.3 Portfolio Management the grand design. 5.4 Portfolio performance evaluation models.

Text Book:

1. Prasanna Chandra, Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management,Tata Mcgraw Hill, 2008 References Books:

1. V.K. Bhalla, “ Investment Management”,S Chand Publishing, 1982 2. Francis, “Management of Investment”,Mcgraw Hill, 1972

3. Fisher and Jordan,“Security Analysis and Portfolio Management”, Prentice Hall, 1975

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ELECTIVE -FINANCE MICRO FINANCE


General Objectives:

1. To study the metrics used for assessing the financial performance of M icro Finance (MF) participants in

India.

2. To analyze the metrics used for assessing the social performance of MF participants in India.

3. To know the recent developments in Micro Finance industry

Unit-I Evolution and Principles 1.1 Evolution of Micro Finance

1.2 Principles of MF [approaches, methodologies and delivery system] Unit-II Indian Scenario

2.1 Micro Finance in India

2.2 Self Help Group [SHG] 2.2.1 Bank linkage programmes,

Unit-III Micro finance Institutions

3.1 Portfolio financing and financial performance of MFI

3.2 Social performance of MFIs, Unit-IV Rating and Regulation

4.1 Micro Finance Rating 4.2 Regulating Micro Finance industry

Unit-V Recent developments

5.1 Recent Developments in the Micro-Finance Services Industry 5.2 The Foreign Funding Agencies.

Reference books:

1. K.G.Karmakar, Rural Credit and Self-Help Groups, SAGE Publications,Third Edition,2002. 2. KrishanjitBasu and KrishanJinda, MICROFINANCE-Emerging Challenges, Tata McGraw-Hill

Publishing Company Limited, 2000.

3. PrabhuGhate, Indian Microfinance - The Challenges of Rapid Growth, SAGE Publications, First edition, 2007.

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ELECTIVE -FINANCE

COMMERCIAL BANKING MANAGEMENT Semester – III Course Code: P16MS3F5

Total Hours: 75 Credits: 4

General Objectives: 1. To understand the nature of the commercial banking business. 2. To learn the basics of financial institution management. 3. To know the use information technology as a tool to do essential business tasks 4. To know to identify and analyze material factors that are involved in business problems.

Unit I Banking – Introduction

1.1 The Business of Banking,

1.2 The Indian Banking Structure, 1.3 The Role of the Central Bank

1.4 How it influences the banking environment. Unit II Assets and Liability

2.1 Asset – Liability Management, 2.2 Cash Reserve Ratio,

2.3 Fixation of interest rates. Unit III Portfolio management

3.1 Management of Investment Portfolios

3.2 How profits are generated 3.3 Other income generated 3.4 Bancassurance.

Unit IV Loans and Funds

4.1 Managing the sources of funds and 4.2 Providing loans to business 4.3 Providing loans to consumers.

Unit V

5.1 Case studies and analysis.

Text Books:

1. Srivastava, Divya Nigam, Management of Indian Financial Institutions, Himalaya Publishing

Home, 8th edition, 2010

2. M Y Khan, Indian Financial System, Mcgraw Hill, Eighth Edition, 2008 3. Timothy w. Koch, Bank management, Tata Mc-Graw Hill, 1987

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Reference Books:

1. Joseph f Sinkey, Commercial bank financial management, Prentice Hall, 2002 2. James W Kolari, Commercial Banking – the management of risk, Cengage Learning, 1995

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ELECTIVE -HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGING INTERPERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Semester – III Course Code: P16MS3H1 Total Hours: 75 Credits: 4

General Objectives:

1. To understand the need for developing inter personal skills

2. To know the significance of T ransactional Analysis(TA)

3. To know the need for stress management in Human resource development

Unit-I Self and Communication

1.1 Self: Defining and Perceiving 1.2 Self effectiveness

1.3 Self Perception, Motives and Strategies 1.4 Developing Inter-personal skills 1.5 Effective listening skills

Unit-II Transactional Analysis

2.1 Importance of TA in organizational communication 2.2 How to use the knowledge of strokes and stamps

2.3 How are you doing and what do you do next Unit-III Stress Management

3.1 Stress – Symptoms 3.2 Individual stress and Work related stress

3.3 Burnout- coping with stress 3.4 Developing a sense of humour- using humour at work 3.5 Working women and stress on working women

Unit-IV Counseling

4.1 Managerial counseling 4.2 Styles of helping, counseling and performance appraisal

4.3 Skills and effective counselor Unit-V Attitude and Assertiveness

5.1 Attitude- Importance, 5.2 Factors that determine attitude

5.3 Positive and negative attitude- changing attitudes 5.4 Assertiveness- Nature,

5.5 Importance and Relevance, 5.6 Improving assertiveness 5.7 Individual assertive communication exercise.

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References Books:

1. Thomas Harris – I‟m OK , You‟re OK, Random House Publications, 2013 2. John B Miner – Theories of Organisational Behavior, Oxford University Press, 2002 3. Marian Thomas – A new attitude – Jaico Publishing House, 2005

4. Susasn Cartwright, Cary L Cooper – Managing work place stress, Sage Publications, 2008 5. Haney W V – Communication and OrganisationalBehaviour, 3rd edition, 2009.

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ELECTIVE -HUMAN RESOURCE ORGANISATION CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT


General Objective:

1. To know the components of organizational development

2. To know the factors influencing organizational development

Unit-I Introduction to Organisation Change And Development(OCD)

1.1 Organisational Change 1.1.1 Need 1.1.2 Objective

1.1.3 Nature of Change 1.1.4 Transactional and Transformational Change 1.1.5 Models of Change or Theories of Change.

Unit-II Organisational Development (OD)

2.1 OD 2.1.1 Need

2.1.2 Objectives 2.1.3 OD Process 2.1.4 Nature and Scope

2.1.5 Characteristics 2.1.6 Historical Perspectives 2.1.7 Operational Components of OD

2.2 Action Research. Unit-III Interventions in OD

3.1 OD Interventions

3.1.1 Need 3.1.2 Personal and Interpersonal and Group Process Interventions 3.1.3 Team Interventions – Inter group Interventions.

Unit-IV Interventions and Types

4.1 Comprehensive Interventions and Structural Interventions 4.2 Issues in Consultant and Client Relations 4.3 M, O, CA.

Unit-V Implementation and assessment of OD

5.1 Implementation and assessment of OD 5.1.1 Implementation Conditions for Failure and Success in OD 5.2 Impact of OD

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5.3 Future of OD 5.4 OD in Indian Organizations.

Reference Books:

1. French and Bell: Organization Development.Pearson Education, 6th Edition, 2008 2. Rosa both Moss Kanter: The Change Master, Simon and Schuster, 1983

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ELECTIVE -HUMAN RESOURCE LABOUR LEGISLATION


General Objectives:

1. To understand Industrial, Labour and General Laws.

2. To know the Labour Welfare Acts.

Unit-I Labour Legislations

1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Concept of Labour Legislations, 1.3 Industrial Revolution and the need for Labour Legislations,

1.4 A brief over view of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy 1.5 Principles of Natural Justice 1.6 Labour Policy of Government of India,

1.7 ILO and Indian Labour,

Unit-II Factories Act

2.1 Factory and wages law

2.2 Factories Act: 1948, 2.3 Payment of Wages Act 1936, 2.4 Payment of Bonus Act. 1965,

2.5 Minimum Wages Act 1948, Unit-III Industrial Act

3.1 Trade union and industrial disputes laws 3.2 Trade Unions Act 1926.

3.3 Industrial Dispute Act 1947, 3.4 Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946

Unit-IV Welfare Act-I

4.1 Welfare laws 4.2 Workmen‟s Compensation Act 1923, 4.3 Employment State Insurance Act 1948,

4.4 Maternity Benefit Act 1961. Unit-V Welfare Act-II

5.1 The Employee‟s Provident Fund and Misc. Act, 1952,

5.2 Payment of Gratuity Act 1972. 5.3 Apprentices Act 1961, 5.4 Equal Remuneration Act 1976.

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Reference Books:

1. N.D. Kapoor, Industrial Law, Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi, 1969 2. V.G. Goswami, Labor and Industrial Law, Central Law Agency, 10th Edition, Central Law

Agency, 2015

3. ArunMonappa, Industrial Relations, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1997 4. Srivastava, „Industrial Relations and Labour laws‟, Vikas, 4th edition, 1990

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ELECTIVE -HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT


General Objectives:

1. To know the need for different types of training in a company

2. To learn to design, schedule and make a budget for training and identify the trainers

3. To know the methods of evaluation of a training.

Unit- I Introduction and need analysis

1.1 Introduction to training design and implementation 1.2 Needs analysis and needs assessment,

1.3 Performance Analysis, 1.4 Job Analysis, 1.5 Task Analysis,

1.6 Learner Analysis, 1.7 Context analysis and Skill Gap Analysis.

Unit -II Training Design

2.1 Training objectives, 2.2 Training deliverables and Instruction strategies, 2.3 Training design,

2.4 Budgets and schedules, 2.5 Training project management, 2.6 Design blue prints and proto types.

Unit- III Tools and Techniques

3.1 Drafting training materials 3.2 Developing Tests/ Assessments

3.3 Quality Control issues and full scale production Unit- IV Training methods

4.1 Train the trainer programs 4.2 Classroom delivering of training

4.3 Non class room delivering techniques Unit -V Evaluation

5.1 Role of evaluation 5.2 Evaluating reactions and learning

5.3 Evaluating transfer of training 5.4 Evaluating results of training 5.5 Past and future analyses

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Reference Books:

1. DevendraAgochiya,” Every Trainer‟s Handbook” 2nd Edition, Sage publications ,2009 2. Rolf P.Lynton and UdaiPareek, Training for Development,SAGE publications,1967

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ELECTIVE -SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Semester – III Course Code: P16MS3S1 Total Hours: 75 Credits: 4

General Objectives:

1. To understand the concept of knowledge society 2. To understand the technological components of knowledge management

3. To study web based knowledge management Unit-I Knowledge society

1.1 Knowledge society 1.1.1 From data to information to knowledge

1.1.2 Drivers of knowledge management 1.1.3 Intellectual capital. 1.2 KM and learning organizations - Case studies.

Unit-II Strategies

2.1 Strategic alignment- 2.1.1 Creating awareness

2.1.2 Articulation. 2.2 Evaluation and strategic alignment. 2.3 Infrastructural development and deployment

2.3.1 Leadership, measurement 2.3.2 Refinement Role of CKO

Unit-III Business environment and Knowledge management

3.1 Analyzing Business environment 3.1.1 Knowledge audit and analysis 3.2 Designing KM team

3.3 Creating KM system blue print implementation 3.3.1 Capture - stores and sharing.

Unit-IV Components 4.1 Technology components 4.1.1 Intranet and Groupware solutions

4.2 Tools for collaborative intelligence 4.2.1 Web 2.0 4.3 Social networking

4.3.1 Package choices 4.3.2 Knowledge security.

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Unit-V Web based knowledge management

5.1 Integrating with web 5.1.1 Based and internal operational and support systems 5.2 Change management

5.2.1 Reward systems 5.2.2 Conditions improvement

5.2.3 Case studies 5.3 KM applications in different industries

References books: 1. Peter Ducker, HBR on knowledge Management, Harvard University press,1995

2. Fernandez, Gonzalez and Sabherwal, Knowledge Management, Pearson Pubs, 2004

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ELECTIVE - SYSTEMS Enterprise-wide Information systems


General Objective

1. To know the risks and benefits of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

2. To study the implementation life cycle of ERP.

3. To learn the concepts of supply chain management and customer relationship management

Unit – I Introduction

1.1.0 Enterprise Resource Planning

1.1.1 Introduction

1.1.2 Basic concepts of ERP 1.1.3 Evolution 1.1.4 Risks and benefits of ERP

1.2.0 ERP market 1.2.1 Contracts with package: Vendors, Consultants and Employees

Unit – II Implementation

2.1.0 ERP package selection 2.2.0 ERP Implementation life cycle

2.2.1 ERP (Implementation) Transition strategies

2.3.0 Success and failure factors of an ERP Implementation 2.3.1 Operation and maintenance fundamental concepts

2.4.0 BPR methodology

2.4.1 Tools and techniques 2.4.2 Implementation strategies

Unit – III Supply Chain management

3.1.0 Why SCM 3.2.0 Re-engineering supply chain 3.3.0 SCM framework

3.3.1 SCM implementation 3.3.2 Benefits of SCM 3.4.0 Supply chain decisions and modeling approaches

3.4.1Strategies 3.4.2 E-business and the distribution network 3.5.0 Role of IT-forecasting

3.5.1Aggregate planning and supply chain 3.5.2 Electronic data interchange (EDI)

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Unit – IV Customer support management

4.1.0 Introduction 4.1.1 Preparing for technical implementation 4.2.0 Pre-order-customer support issues

4.2.1 Online visibility via search engines 4.2.2 Real time access to product information

4.3.0 Shipping and order tracking Unit – V Point –of-order customer support issues:

5.1.0 Personalizing the order process 5.2.0 Understanding point of – order issues

5.2.1 Providing pricing information 5.3.0 Post-order customer support issues 5.3.1 Tracking orders-problem resolutions

Reference Books:

1. Alex Leon, Enterprise Resource Planning, TATA McGraw hill, 2ndEd: 2003 2. VinodkumarGargandN.K.Venkitakrishna, Enterprise Resource Planning, PHI, 2nd Edition,2002.

3. Sunil Chopra andPeter Meiindl, Supply Chain Management – Strategy, planning and operation, PHI, 2005

4. John w Gosneyand Thomas P Boehm, Customer Relationship Management - Essentials PHI,

2003

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ELECTIVE -SYSTEMS INFORMATION SECURITY AND CONTROL


General Objectives

1. To know Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP). 2. To learn about the Data Security features.

3. To study various Information Technology risk management activities Unit – I Introduction

1.1.0 Trends in IT applications in Business and Government 1.2.0 The need for secured information management

1.3.0 Components of IS Society 1.4.0 Case studies 1.4.1 Internet Technologies – TCP/IP

Unit – II Risk Management

2.1.0 Denial of Service 2.2.0 Unauthorized access

2.3.0 Firewalls 2.3.1 Introduction and types.

Unit – III Data security

3.1.0 Essentials

3.2.0 Data Encryption 3.2.1 Encryption Standards

3.3.0 Cost and Benefit analysis Unit – IV Access controls

4.1.0 Access controls 4.2.0 Systems and approaches for physical security

4.3.0 Biometric controls 4.3.1 Facility control 4.4.0 Controls against natural calamity

4.4.1 Disaster recovery and Business continuity. Unit – V Security and contingencies

5.1.0 Planning for security

5.2.0 Planning for contingencies 5.2.1 Policy and Programs

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5.3.0 Risk Management 5.3.1 Risk

5.3.2 Risk Management 5.3.3 People and projects 5.4.0 Personnel and security Law and ethics.

Reference Books:

1. Ron A Weber, Information Systems Control and Audit, Fifth Edition, Pearson Publications,

2004.

2. Harold F Tipton, Information Security Management Handbook, Fifth Edition, Pearson Publications, 2003.

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ELECTIVE -SYSTEMS SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN


General objective:

1. To gain knowledge on system analysis and design

2. To know system implementation strategies

3. To get an insight into data base technologies and SQL

Unit – I Introduction to system analysis and design

1.1 Overview of System Analysis and design Software 1.1.1 Application today

1.1.2 The changing scenarios. 1.2 Introduction to different methodologies 1.2.1 Structured system analysis

1.2.2 Problem identification-requirement analysis 1.2.3 Tools and techniques feasibility analysis,

1.2.4 Operational, technical and economic feasibility 1.3 Details of SDLC approach-mini cases

Unit – II Tools and Techniques

2.1 System analysis and Design

2.1.1 Tools and Techniques for analysis design 2.1.2 Structured concepts 2.1.3 E-R diagrams-

2.1.4 Data flow diagrams concepts 2.1.5 Components-functions-functional decomposition 2.1.6 Examples and case studies

2.2 Data dictionary concepts 2.2.1 Structure charts

2.2.2 Transportation-analysis 2.2.3 Modular programming 2.2.4 Cohesion and coupling

2.2.5 I/Q and file design considerations 2.2.6 Entity life histories (ELH) 2.2.7 Standards and controls

Unit – III System implementation and maintenance

3.1 Implementation strategies 3.1.1 SW/HW selection and procurement

3.1.2 Control and security 3.2 Issues of designing and implementing on-line systems 3.3 Data communication requirements

3.3.1 System conversion approaches and selection issues

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Unit – IV Database technologies

4.1 Introduction to database technologies and CASE tools with specific packages 4.2 Overview if relational model 4.2.1 Database creation

4.2.2 SQL commands 4.2.3 Normalization

4.2.4 Designing forms and reports 4.3 Using CASE tools for system analysis and design 4.3.1 Case studies

Unit – V Project development

5.1 Project development selection of application 5.1.1 Evaluation of design issued 5.1.2 Costs/benefit analysis

5.2 Project and resource planning 5.2.1 Design and development 5.2.2 Testing and documentation

5.2.3 Presentation and demonstration

Reference Books: 1. Hoffer, George andValacich, Modern system analysis anddesign, 5th Edition Pearson

Education ,2007 2. Whittenand Bentley, Systems Analysis and Design methods 6/E – McGraw Hill publications,

2005

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ELECTIVE -SYSTEMS DIGITAL ECONOMY and E – BUSINESS


General Objectives:

1. To gain knowledge on Electronic Data Interchange(EDI)

2. To understand the security issues in E – business

3. To know the concept of various business transactions

Unit-I Introduction to digital economy

1.1 Emerging digital economy 1.1.1 Opportunities and challenges offered by internet generic business models.

1.2 Building electronic market place 1.2.1 E-intermediaries 1.3 Mercantile models consumers and merchant perspectives.

Unit-II Strategic design

2.1 Strategic alignment 2.1.1 Business design

2.1.2 Marketing through the internet. 2.2 Advertising and Marketing on the internet 2.2.1 Analysis of markets

2.2.2 Technology design 2.3 Inter organization systems EDI, VAN and VPN 2.3.1 Case studies.

Unit-III E - business system

3.1 Electronic payment system 3.1.1 Types of payments

3.1.2 Payment gateways 3.1.3 Intermediaries 3.1.4 Bills payment

3.2 Technologies and implications. Unit-IV Data security

4.1 Security in e-business 4.1.1 Date security

4.1.2 Network security 4.1.3 Physical security

4.1.4 Third policy clarification 4.2 Digital certificates or privacy legal issues in e-business.

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Unit-V E- B2B

5.1 Inter- Organizational systems 5.1.1 e- business and supply chain management 5.2 EDI – portals and other technologies for e-business to business connectivity.

Reference books:

1. Kalakotaand Whinston A.B „Electronic commerce – A manager‟s guide‟ Adition Wesley, USA, 2002

2. Turban Lee, king and Chang, Electronic Commerce – A managerial perspectives, Pearson‟s Publications, 2006

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Extra Credit Course CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR

Semester – III Course Code: PXMS3:1 Credits: 5

General Objective:

1. To comprehend the consumers‟ decision making process

Unit-I Consumer Behaviour: An Introduction

1.1 What is Consumer Behavior? 1.2 Why to study Consumer Behavior?

1.3 Application of Consumer Behavior principles to Strategic Planning. 1.4 Role of marketing in consumer behavior. 1.5 Market Segmentation and consumer behavior.

Unit – II Consumer As An Individual

2.1 Consumer needs and motivation 2.2 Personality and Consumer Behavior Psychographics

2.3 Consumer Perception 2.4 Attitudes 2.4.1 Attitude formation and change and learning

Unit-III Consumer in a Social and Cultural Setting

3.1 Group Dynamics and Consumer Reference Groups 3.2 Family, Social Class and consumer behavior 3.3 The influence of Culture on Consumer Behavior

3.3.1 Sub-cultural and Cross Cultural Consumer Analysis 3.4 Green and Cause related marketing.

Unit-IV Consumer Decision Making Progress

4.1 Personal influence and the opinion leadership 4.2 Diffusion of innovation and process. 4.3 Consumer Decision making process.

4.4 Comprehensive models of consumer decision making. 4.5 New product purchase and repeat purchase. 4.6 Consumer satisfaction and dissonance.

Unit-V Consumer Behaviour Applications

5.1 Consumer Behavior application to profit and Non-profit Organizations 5.2 Social Marketing Concept, 5.3 Marketing Ethics,

5.4 Consumer Movement, 5.5 Government Policy and Consumer Protection,

5.6 Indian Consumer and Marketing Opportunities in India.

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Recommended Books:

1. Leon G. Schiffmanand Leslie Lazar Kanuk, Consumer Behaviour, PHI 2004 2. David Lydon, Consumer Behaviour : Concepts and Application McGraw Hill 1999

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CORE XV - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Semester – IV Course Code: P16MS415 Total Hours: 90 Credits: 6

General Objectives: 1. To understand the global economy and role of corporate governance.

2. To understand the Business environment

3. To analyse the Concepts and Tools of Business Strategy Evaluation

Unit- I Introduction to Strategic Management

1.1 Corporate Strategic planning 1.2 Mission and Vision of the firm 1.3 Development, maintenance and the role of leader

1.4 Strategic Management Process 1.5 Merits and limitations of corporate strategic planning 1.6 Strategic management in practice

Unit II Scanning the Environment

2.1 General environment scanning 2.2 Competitive environment analysis

2.3 Porter‟s 5 forces model 2.4 To identify opportunities and threat 2.5 Assessing internal environment through functional approach and Process Approach

2.6 Identifying critical success factors, to identify the strength and weakness 2.7 SWOT Audit

Unit- III Strategy Formulation 3.1 Generic strategies and, Grand strategies

3.2 Strategies of leading Indian companies 3.3 Diversity

3.4 Strategic management at corporate level, at Business level and at Functional level Unit- IV Concepts and Tools of Strategy Evaluation

4.1 Competitive cost dynamics 4.2 BCG approach

4.3 Cash flow implication 4.4 GE matrix 4.5 A.D Little‟s Life cycle approach to strategic planning

4.6 Assessment of economic contribution of strategy

Unit V Strategy implementation and Control 5.1 Organization structure, leadership and culture

5.2 Various approaches to implementation of strategy

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5.3 Different approaches-Creative approach 5.4 Matching organization structure with strategy

5.5 McKinsey‟s 7S model-strategic control process 5.6 Du Pont‟s Control model and other quantitative and qualitative tools -steps 5.7 Future of strategic management and Knowledge management

Text book:

1. John A Pearce II and Richard B Robinson,Jr, Strategic Management, Tata Mcgraw Hill Companies,2011

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ELECTIVE - MARKETING RURAL MARKETING

Semester – IV Course Code: P16MS4M1 Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4

General Objectives:

1. To know business and rural marketing

2. To know issues related to marketing seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and agricultural products.

3. To understand the consumer‟s preferences and product distribution.

Unit-I Indian Rural Economy

1.1 Rural area Definition 1.2 Structure and Environment 1.3 Infrastructure facilities

1.4 Irrigation potential and utilization 1.5 Features of agribusiness its significant contribution 1.6 Consumption patterns, productivity in agribusiness, its significant contribution to economic

development: Relationship between agriculture and non-agriculture sectors. 1.7 Pura concept (Providing urban amenities in rural areas)

Unit-II Agri - Input Marketing

2.1 Input requirements for agribusiness. 2.1.1 Pesticides 2.1.2 Farm equipments irrigation machinery

2.2 Consumption of other products: Marketing of products and services to rural population – issues and challenges,

2.3 ITC e chaupal

Unit-III Segmentation and Targeting Strategy

3.1 Rural demand characteristics 3.2 Rural consumer behavior and Estimating market potential

3.3 Bases for segmentation 3.4 Importance of opinion leadership and targeting decisions.

Unit-IV Marketing Mix Strategy Decisions

4.1 Product mix

4.2 Pricing strategies 4.3 Distribution decisions 4.4 Positioning strategy

4.5 Planning and executing promotional programs.

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Unit-V Support Mechanisms

5.1 Customer relationship management 5.2 Customization and financing purchases 5.3 Post-sales and services

5.4 Evaluation of satisfaction and loyalty in rural retailing 5.5 Emerging trends in rural marketing and real life cases.

Reference books: 1) Sanalkumar Velayudhan, Rural Marketing – Targeting the non urban consumer, Sage

Publications, 2007 2) Krishnacharyalu and Lalitha, Rural Marketing,Pearson Education,2002 3) Ramkishen, New Perspectives on rural marketing, Jaico books, 2002

4) S Sankaran, Agriculture economy of India, Margham Publications, 2012 5) Prahalad C K, Bottom of Pyramid, Wharton School Publishing, 2004

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ELECTIVE - MARKETING PLANNING AND MANAGING RETAIL BUSINESS


General Objectives:

1. To understand the forces that influence retailing.

2. To study the customer preference in retailing.

3. To know the importance of IT in supply chain management.

4. To know the importance of technology in retailing.

Unit – I Broad Introduction to the retail environment

1.1 An introduction to the retailing system.

1.2 Retailing mix 1.3 Social forces,economic forces, technological forces, competitive forces, 1.4 Evolution of Retailing and its emerging trends.

Unit- II Formats and consumer behavior in retailing

2.1 Retailing definition, structure, different formats 2.2 Marketing concepts in retailing

2.3 Consumer purchase behaviour 2.3.1 Cultural – and social group influence on consumer purchase behaviour.

Unit-III In store and Outdoor displays and Retail Promotions

3.1 Retail store location

3.2 Traffic flow and analysis 3.3 Population and its mobility 3.4 Exteriors and Interior layout and store design

3.5 Customer traffic flows and pattern, creative display.

Unit-IV Stock Management and SCM in Retailing

4.1 Merchandise planning , stock turns,

4.2 Credit management, retail pricing, return on per. Sq. feet of space 4.3 Retail promotions – staying ahead of competition. 4.4 Retailing and IT

4.5 Supply Chain management – warehousing 4.6 Role of IT in supply chain management.

Unit-V Major types of retailing and Use of IT in retailing

5.1 Franchising, direct marketing/ direct selling 5.1.1 Exclusive shops 5.1.2 Destination stores

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5.1.3 Chain stores – discount stores 5.1.4 Other current and emerging formats.

5.2 MLM – issues and options. 5.3 Retail equity, technology in retailing. 5.4 Retailing through the internet online buying, online payment gateways, Mobile trading.

Text Books:

1. George H Lucas, Robert P Bush, Larry G Gresham, Retailing, 2005 2. Chetan Bajaj and RajnishTuli, Retail Management, OXFORD University Press -2009

3. SwapnaPradhan, Retailing Management,The McGraw Hill 2010. Reference Books:

1. Lamba, Retailing, Tata Mcgraw Hill. 2001 2. Gibson G Vedamani, Retailing Management, JAICO Publishing: 3rd Edition 2008

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ELECTIVE - MARKETING APPLIED MARKETING RESEARCH

Semester – IV Course Code: P16MS4M3 Total Hours: 90 Credits : 4

General Objectives:

1. To know about Market research and Product research.

2. To understand pricing research and Advertising research.

3. To gain knowledge about sales research.

Unit-I Marketing Research

1.1 Marketing Research – Meaning, Importance and Scope. 1.2 Typical applications of MR, Merits and limitations of MR. 1.3 Role of MR in Marketing Information Systems.

1.4 Evolution of MR in India. 1.5 Overview of MR process – Research Designs – Research Methods – Questionnaire Design –

Scaling Techniques – Sampling Procedure- Data Collection techniques of MR 1.6 Consumer

panel research – retail audit – TV audience measurement – other syndicated research services.

Unit-II Product Research

2.1 Product research 2.2 New product Development Process 2.3 Concept Testing- Test Marketing.

2.4 Research for Identifying market segments.

Unit-III Pricing Research

3.1 Pricing Research. 3.2 Distribution Research- Researching for number and location of sales representatives

3.3 Deciding on the number and location of retail outlets and warehouses 3.4 Distributive cost analysis.

Unit-IV Advertising Research

4.1 Advertising Research: Copy testing- Evaluating advertising effectiveness research- Before and after tests.

4.2 Media Research- Media Selection and Scheduling- Media Audiences Measurements.

Unit-V Sales Research

5.1 Sales research – Methods for measuring market potential- Sales forecasting. 5.2 Sales Analysis- Sales analysis by territories

5.3 Sales Analysis by products- Sales Analysis by customers- Sales analysis by size of orders.

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Reference Books:

1. Harper W Boyd Jr. Ralph Westfall and Stanley F stasch, Marketing Research: Text and Cases, Seventh Edition, All India Traveller Bookseller Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi 2002.

2. Rajendra Nagundkar Marketing Research: TEXT and Cases Second Edition, Tata Mcgraw Hill

Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi, 2003 3. Ramanuj Majumdar, Marketing Research, Text Applications and Case studies. New Age

International P Ltd. New Delhi 1996.

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ELECTIVE - MARKETING SERVICES MARKETING


General Objective

To get acquainted with the recent opportunities in services marketing and its connection with the fundamental concepts associated with the marketing mix.

Unit-I Introduction to Services Marketing

1.1 Services Marketing 1.1.1 Nature, Need, Classification of Services 1.2 Barriers and Issues in Services Marketing in the Indian Context.

Unit –II Models of Services Quality

2.1 Gaps model of service quality 2.2 Expectations and perceptions

2.3 Measuring service quality 2.4 SERVQUAL 2.5 Building customer relationships and service recovery.

Unit-III Positioning Services

3.1 Positioning service 3.2 Development and designing services 3.3 Service Blue printing

3.4 Quality Function Deployment, 3.5 Adding Value

3.6 Physical Evidence and services cape. Unit-IV Pricing Strategies

4.1 Pricing strategies for services. 4.2 Creating and Managing service delivery

4.3 Balancing demand and capacity 4.4 Waiting lines and reservation.

Unit-V Promotional Strategies

5.1 Integrated services marketing communication

5.2 Services advertising strategies 5.3 Integrated model of services quality.

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Text Book :

1. Valarie A Zeithmal and Mary Jo Bitner, “Services Marketing” – Integrating Customer Focus Across the Firm”, TATA McGRAW HILL, New Delhi – 2002, 2nd Edition.

Reference Books:

1. Christopher Lovelock, “Services Marketing – People, Technology, Strategy” Addison Wesley Longman (Singapore), Pearsons Education Asia – 2001, 4th Edition.

2. Roland T Rust, Anthony J Zahorik and Timothy L Keiningham, “ Services Marketing”, Addison

Wesley Longman (Singapore), 1996

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ELECTIVE - MARKETING

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT Semester – IV Course Code: P16MS4M5


General Objectives: 1. To know about different service sectors.

2. To understand the effectiveness of Customer Relationship Management(CRM) and the emerging trends

of service sectors

Unit – I Introduction to Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 1.1 Marketing: Evolution and new Paradigms

1.2 Customer Relationship Management 1.2.1 Definition and the Basic concepts. 1.2.2 CRM and Service Marketing

1.2.3 Tools for CRM

Unit – II Customer’s value

2.1 Key accounts management

2.2 CRM and knowledge management 2.3 Life time value of the customer.

Unit – III Data Mining

3.1 Data Mining and Data Warehousing

3.2 Real world applications. Unit – IV Emerging trends of service sector

4.1 Strategies for profitable dialogue with customers

4.2 Sales force automation 4.3 Marketing automation, 4.4 Call Centres, BPO and KPO.

Unit – V Implementation of CRM in service sector

5.1 CRM implementation and effectiveness 5.2 Banking, Health Care, Insurance, Travel Industries.

Text and Reference Books:

1. Stanley A Brown – Customer Relationship Management – Wisley Publisher, 2007 2. Green –CRM at the speed of light – TATA McGraw Hill, Paul Greenberg 2nd edition, 2005 3. Jagdish N Sheth and Others – Customer Relationship Management – McGraw Hill, 2001

4. William G Zikmund – Customer Relationship Management - 2001

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ELECTIVE - FINANCE FINANCIAL SERVICES

Semester – IV Course Code: P16MS4F1 Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4

General Objectives:

1. To know about the prudential norms and directions of Non-Banking Financial Companies

2. To learn various concepts of equipment leasing, Hire, Purchase and Consumer credit.

3. To analyse various pre issue, issue activities, post issue obligations.

Unit-I : Non-Banking Financial Companies

1.1.0 Overview 1.1.1 RBI act framework

1.1.2 Scope and meaning of NBFC‟s 1.1.3 Credit rating of NBFC‟s 1.2.0 Prudential norms and directions

1.2.1 Asset classifications 1.2.2 Capital Adequacy requirements.

Unit-II : Equipment Leasing

2.1.0 Concept and classification 2.2.0 Significance and Limitations 2.3.0 Legal and Tax Aspects

2.3.1 IAS-17 frame work 2.4.0 Lease Evaluation 2.4.1 Lessee‟s Perspective

2.4.2 Lessor‟s view point 2.5.0 Lease Accounting 2.6.0 Recent Developments

Unit-III : Hire Purchase and Consumer Credit

3.1.0 Overview 3.1.1 Conceptual Framework

3.2.0 Legal and Tax Aspects 3.3.0 Financial Evaluation of Hire Purchase 3.4.0 Accounting for Hire Purchase

3.5.0 Consumer Credit. Unit-IV : Bill Discounting and Factoring

4.1.0 Concept and forms of Bill Discounting

4.2.0 Concept and Types of Factoring 4.2.1 Bill Discounting Vs Factoring 4.2.2 Financial Evaluation of Factoring

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4.3.0 Factoring in the Indian Context 4.4.0 Export Factoring and Forfaiting.

Unit-V : Accessing Capital Market

5.1.0 Issue Management Intermediaries 5.1.1 Merchant Banker

5.1.2 Bankers, Brokers 5.1.3 Registrar‟s 5.1.4 Portfolio managers

5.2.0 Fraudulent and unfair Trade Practices 5.3.0 Activities procedures 5.3.1 Pricing issues

5.3.2 Promoters contribution 5.3.3 Issue advertisement 5.3.4 Book-building

5.3.5 E-ipo 5.4.0 Post issue Obligations 5.5.0 Regulatory Framework

5.6.0 Credit rating.

Text Book: 1. M Y Khan, Financial Services, Tata MacgrawHill, 4th edition, 2013

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ELECTIVE - FINANCE STRATEGIC COST MANAGEMENT


General Objectives:

1. To acquire basic knowledge about costing and its methods

2. To study various concepts on total cost management

3. To learn the merits, demerits and importance of Activity Based Costing

Unit-I Basic concepts of costing

1.1.0 Costing 1.1.1 Purpose

1.1.2 Utility 1.2.0 Elements of Cost 1.3.0 Cost Sheet

1.3.1 Problems 1.3.2 Designing Cost Systems for Job and Process oriented manufacturing environments

1.4.0 Cost Reduction and productivity: 1.4.1 Cost reduction value analysis 1.4.2 Productivity

1.4.3 Value added concepts 1.5.0 Learning curves 1.6.0 Quality circles

Unit-II Total cost management

2.1.0 Total Cost management 2.1.1 Managing process cost 2.1.2 Managing production costs

2.1.3 Managing delivery costs 2.1.4 Managing structural cost

2.2.0 Target costing 2.2.1 Cost as a source of competitive advantage 2.3.0 Life cycle costing.

Unit-III Activity based costing

3.1.0 Activity based costing 3.1.1 Drawbacks of conventional costing 3.2.0 Methodology of Activity Based Costing

3.2.1 Merits 3.2.2 Demerits

3.2.3 Suitability of ABC 3.2.4 Implementation of ABC

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3.3.0 Management control systems 3.3.1 Evaluating management control systems

3.3.2 Engineered, discretionary and committed costs 3.4.0 Responsibility centers 3.4.1 Evaluation of the performance of different responsibility centers

3.4.2 Problems

Unit-IV Application of models

4.1.0 Implications of linear programming for cost accountants

4.2.0 Guidelines for regression analysis 4.2.1 Applications of regression analysis in cost functions.

Unit-V Strategic control system

5.1.0 Strategic control systems

5.1.1 Quality, time and cost as competitive weapons 5.2.0 Organization structure and decentralization 5.2.1 Choices about responsibility centers

5.2.2 Market based transfer prices.

Reference Books: 1. Vijay Govindarajan, Strategic cost Management, The Free Press Publications, 1993

2. Antony, Management Accounting, Pearson Publications, 2011 3. Batty, Management Accounting, Macdonald & Evans, 2nd Edition, 1966 4. Horngern, Cost Accounting, Pearson Publications, 15th Edition, 2015

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ELECTIVE - FINANCE CORPORATE VALUATION (M and A)


General Objectives:

1. To know the mergers and acquisitions

2. To get acquainted with analyzing the stock in acquisition

3. To gain knowledge about capital structure and cost of capital

4. To study restructuring and financial engineering

Unit-I Change forces and Mergers 1.1.0 Merger Movements

1.2.0 Arbitrage activities 1.3.0 Various type of mergers 1.4.0 Antitrust policies

1.5.0 Various acts governing mergers 1.6.0 Strategy

1.6.1 Strategy formulation 1.6.2 Effective strategies.

Unit-II Deal structuring 2.1.0 Methods of payment

2.2.0 Mergers and takeovers 2.3.0 Major challenges to Merger Success 2.4.0 Empirical studies of Merger performance

2.5.0 Calculation of returns 2.6.0 Alternative paths to growth 2.6.1 Internal base or core growth

2.7.0 Mergers and takeovers 2.8.0 Joint ventures

2.9.0 Alliances and partnerships 2.10.0 Investments 2.11.0 Exclusive agreements

2.12.0 Licensing and Franchising. Unit-III Valuation

3.1.0 Analysis 3.1.1 The Use of stock in Acquisitions

3.1.2 Comparable Companies or Comparable Transactions Approach. 3.1.3 Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

3.1.4 Formula Methods in Valuation 3.1.5 Cost of Equity 3.1.6 Cost of debt.

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Unit-IV Capital structure and the cost of capital

4.1.0 Valuation in Mergers 4.2.0 Valuation Analysis 4.3.0 Negotiations.

Unit-V Restructuring and Financial Engineering

5.1.0 Cash Flows 5.2.0 Dividends

5.3.0 Share repurchases 5.4.0 Takeover Defences 5.4.1 Operating performance

5.4.2 Financial Techniques 5.4.3 Restructuring and financial engineering.

Reference Books: 1. J Fred Weston, Samuel C Weaver, Mergers and acquisitions, Mcgraw Hill, 2004

2. Warnock Davies, Strategic alliances, Jaico Publications, 2015

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ELECTIVE - HUMAN RESOURCE COMPENSATION MANAGEMENT

Semester – IV Course Code: P16MS4H1 Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4

General Objectives:

1. To understand issues related to the compensation or rewarding human resources

2. To imbibe skills in designing, analysing and restructuring reward management systems, policies and

strategies

3. To know about recent developments in compensation management

UNIT – I Conceptual Framework

1.1. Conceptual and theoretical understanding of economic theory related to Compensation

Management (Wage Concepts and Wage Theories). 1.2. Employee‟s satisfaction and Motivation issues in compensation design 1.3. Establishing Internal, External and individual equally

UNIT – II Calculation of Group Compensation

2.1 Strategic importance of variable day 2.2 Determination of Inter and Intra industry compensation differentials

2.3 Individual and Group Incentives UNIT – III Growth in India

3.1. Dearness Allowance Concept-Emergenceand Growth in India 3.2. The role of fringe benefits in reward systems Retirement Plans including VRS/Golden

Handshake Schemes UNIT – IV Executive Compensation

4.1. Executive Compensation

4.2. Compensation Systems in Multinational Companies and IT companies including ESOP UNIT – V Collective Bargaining

5.1. Collective Bargaining Strategies 5.2. Long term settlements

5.3. Cases of Productivity Settlements 5.4. Exercises on drawing up 12(3) and 18(1) settlements 5.5. Emerging Trends in IR due to LPG

Text Books:

1. Bhattacharya, Relevant Bare Acts, Excel books India, 2009 2. Srivastava S.C. Industrial Relations and Labour Law, New Delhi, Vikas 1994. .

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ELECTIVE - HUMAN RESOURCE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT


General Objectives:

1. To know to differentiate between performance appraisal and management

2. To learn to identify the key performance indicators for managers

Unit-I - Introduction to Performance Management

1.1.0 Performance Management

1.1.1 Meaning 1.2.0 Difference between performance management and appraisal system 1.3.0 Work and performance

1.4.0 Managing performance 1.5.0 Process of PFM 1.6.0 Keys to high performance.

Unit-II -Individual and organizational performance

2.1.0 Setting Objectives 2.2.0 Individual and Organizational Performance

2.3.0 Role Description 2.4.0 Performance Standards 2.5.0 Attributes of useful goals

2.6.0 Customizing plan for Manger 2.7.0 Criteria for good plan.

Unit-III -Monitoring and Mentoring

3.1.0 Monitoring

3.1.1 Objectives 3.1.2 Process of Monitoring

3.2.0 Communication 3.3.0 Review Discussion 3.4.0 Purpose Of manager development, process, coach/counsel,

3.5.0 Mentoring. Unit-IV - Stock Taking and Appraisal system Design

4.1.0 Stock taking performance 4.1.1 Introduction

4.2.0 Process Appraising for recognition and reward 4.2.1 Pros and cons of appraising

4.2.2 Methods of Appraisal 4.2.3 Appraisal System Design 4.3.0 Implementation and HR Decisions.

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Unit-V - Leadership and Team building

5.1.0 Organizational Effectiveness 5.1.1 Leadership and Change 5.2.0 Performance Management Skills

5.3.0 Managing Change 5.4.0 Operationalising Performance management

5.5.0 Team Oriented organizations 5.6.0 Developing effective teams 5.7.0 Leading high performance teams.

Reference Book

1. PremChadha: “Performance Management” McMillan Business Books 2003.

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ELECTIVE - HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT


General objectives:

1. To know the features of Strategic Human Resource Development (SHRD)

2. To learn to differentiate traditional notions of HRD from SHRD

3. To understand the theoretical reasons for why SHRD can add value to the business

4. To study theoretical and practical models of SHRD

Unit-I- Environment and strategic responses

1.1.0 Introduction,

1.2.0 changing environment 1.3.0 Business Complexities 1.4.0 Strategic responses

1.4.1 Portfolio, 1.4.2 process

1.4.3 structure Unit-II- The facets of HRD

2.1.0 Significance of HRD 2.2.0 HRD and complexities advantage,

2.3.0 Business strategy and HRD, 2.4.0 Business policy and HRD, 2.5.0 Life cycle of organizations and HRD,

2.6.0 Organizational performance and HRD Unit-III Practices and Facilitators

3.1.0 SHRD fundamentals

3.2.0 SHRD initiatives 3.2.1 Working conditions and family welfare 3.2.2 HR Dept/ function,

3.2.3 Training PA 3.2.4 Job Enrichment 3.2.5 Career planning,

3.2.6 Communication, 3.2.7 Empowerment.

3.3.0 Facilitators

3.3.1 Concerns of management 3.3.2 Concerns of Trade unions

3.3.3 Concern of frontier officers/supervisors 3.3.4 Concern of workers

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3.4.0 IR Scenario 3.5.0 Trainability

3.6.0 Outsourcing Unit-IV- Strategic responses and HRD systems

4.1.0 Portfolio related strategic responses and Strategic HRD systems

4.2.0 Process related strategic responses and Strategic HRD systems 4.3.0 Structure related strategic responses and Strategic HRD systems

Unit-V - Practical exposure to SHRD

5.1.0 Profile of study organizations,

5.2.0 Strategic responses of study organizations, 5.3.0 Strategic HRD system in study organization 5.4.0 Relationship between practices and facilitator

5.5.0 Alignment between responses and strategic HRD systems 5.6.0 Blocks of alignment and their solutions.

Text Books:

1. Srinivas R Kaudula, Strategic Human Resource Development, PHI, 2001 2. RothvellandKazauas, Strategic Human Resource Development, PHI, 1989

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ELECTIVE - HUMAN RESOURCE TALENT MANAGEMENT


General Objectives:

1. To acquire talent management strategies to support an organization‟s objectives and goals

2. To learn to build a talent pipeline to meet an organization‟s human capital needs

3. To learn to develop and integrate a talent management system into organizations

UNIT-I INTRODUCTION TO TALENT MANAGEMENT

1.1.0. Talent Management 1.1.1. Definition

1.1.2. Building blocks of a Talent Management 1.1.3. Role and importance of Job Core Competencies through Job Descriptions, Job

Analysis and Job Design

1.1.4. Elements of Talent Planning 1.1.5. Understand and explain creation of a diversity initiative into the Talent Management

process UNIT-II E- RECRUITMENT SYSTEMS

1.1. Talent acquisition

1.2. E-recruitment systems and

1.3. How to evaluate and screen electronic resumes

1.4. Applications for the best talent while conforming to the legal issues in the hiring process

UNIT-III RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES

1.1. Performance Management Systems in organizations and

1.2. Their relationship between rewards to performance 1.3. Develop a Career Track Planning Process

1.4. Evaluating Internal and External recruitment strategies selection techniques UNIT-IV TALENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

4.1 .Develop and understanding of coaching, training and development 4.2 Leadership Development 4.3 Relationship of the Compensation plan and 4.4 The implementation of the Talent Management plan

UNIT-V HRIS PROCESS

5.1. HRIS system and talent Management system

5.2. Outsourcing, contingent, contract/temporary workforce 5.3. Data security and reporting essentials in a Talent Management System

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References Books

1. Lance A.B. and Berger, D.R. “The Talent Management Handbook : Creating Organizational Excellence by Identifying, Developing, and Positioning Your Best People”, McGraw-Hill 2003.

2. Allan Schweyer, “Talent Management Systems: Best Practices in Technology Solutions for

Recruitment, Retention and Workforce Planning”, Wiley, 2004.

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ELECTIVE - SYSTEMS SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Semester – IV Course Code: P16MS4S1 Total Hours: 90 Credits: 4

General Objective:

1. To understand the scope of software project management

Unit – I Introduction to SPM

1.1 Definition 1.1.1 Components of SPM- 1.2 Challenges and opportunities-

1.3 Tools and techniques 1.4 Managing human resource and technical resource 1.5 Costing and pricing of projects-

1.6 Training and development 1.7 Project management techniques.

Unit – II Software development

2.1 Monitoringand measuring of SW development 2.2 Cost, size and time metrics 2.2.1 Methods and tools for metrics

2.2.2 Issues of metrics in multiple projects. Unit – III Quality measurement

3.1 Quality in SW development 3.2 Quality assurance

3.3 Quality standards and certifications 3.3.1 The process and issues in obtaining certification

3.3.2 The benefits and implications for the organization and its customers 3.4 Change management

Unit – IV Risks involved in SPM

4.1 The risk issues in SW development and implementation

4.2 Identification of risks-resolving and avoiding risks 4.3 Tools and methods for identifying risk management.

Unit – V Project implementation

5.1 Multiple projects-off-shore development issues

5.2 Managing human resources 5.3 Pricing and payments across countries

5.4 Remote development and implementation.

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Reference Books:

1. Royce, Walker, Software Project Management, Pearson Education, 2002. 2. Kelker, S.A Software Project Management, Prentice Hall, 2003.

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ELECTIVE - SYSTEMS BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE


General Objectives:

1. To learn to derive meaning from huge volume of data and information

2. To understand how knowledge discovering process is used in business decision making

3. To learn to apply the recent tools and take effective Business decisions

UNIT – I INTRODUCTION TO DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS)

1.1.0. Framework for computerized decision support

1.1.1. Phases of the decision making process 1.1.2. Components of DSS

1.2.0. Origins and Drivers of business Intelligence 1.2.1. Successful BI implementation 1.2.2. Structure and components of BI

UNIT – II DATA WAREHOUSING

2.1 Definitions and concepts 2.2 Data warehousing process overview 2.3 Architecture 2.4 Data integration 2.5 Extraction and load process 2.6 Data warehouse development 2.7 Security issues.

UNIT – III WEB INTELLIGENCE AND WEB ANALYTICS

3.1.0. Business analytics: An overview 3.1.1. Online Analytical processing

3.1.2. Reporting and Queries 3.1.3. Multidimensionality

3.2. Data Visualization

3.3. Web intelligence and web analytics 3.4. Benefits of Web intelligence and web analytics

UNIT – IV DATA MINING

4.1. Data mining concepts

4.2. Data Mining techniques and Tools 4.3. Text Mining 4.4. Web Mining

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UNIT – V ARTIFICIAL NETWORKS

5.1. Basic concepts 5.2. Learning in Artificial Neural Networks 5.3. Developing Neural Network systems

5.4. Others Neural Network Paradigms 5.5. Applications of Neural Networks

Reference Books

1. Efraim Turban, Jay E. Aronson, Ting-peng Liang and Ramesh Sharda, “Decision support and Business intelligence systems”, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2007

2. Efraim Turban, Jay E. Aronson and David King, “Business Intelligence”, 1st Edition, Prentice

Hall, 2008 3. G. K. Gupta, “Introduction to Data mining with Case Studies”, Prentice hall of India, 2011 4. GalitShmueli, Nitin R. Patel and Peter C. Bruce, “Data Mining for Business Intelligence –

Concepts, Techniques and Applications” Wiley, India, 2010

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ELECTIVE - SYSTEMS RDBMS with ORACLE


General objectives: 1. To learn system requirements to install Oracle Database software

2. To learn database management system using ORACLE

UNIT -I

1.1 Overview of Database,

1.1.1 DBMS 1.1.2 RDBMS 1.2 Introduction to Oracle

1.2.1 Oracle Objects/Tools 1.2.2 Data Types 1.3 SQL Commands:

1.3.1 DDL 1.3.2 DML

1.3.3 TCL 1.3.4 DQL 1.3.5 DCL

1.4 Locks in Oracle. UNIT II

2.1 Operators: 2.1.1 Arithmetic

2.1.2 Comparison 2.2 Logical; 2.2.1 SQL Functions:

2.2.2 Date 2.2.3 Numeric

2.2.4 Character 2.2.5 Conversion 2.3 Miscellaneous functions

2.4 Group Functions. UNIT – III

3.1 Joins: 3.1.1 Simple Join

3.1.2 Equijoin 3.1.3 Non

3.1.4 equijoin 3.1.5 Self 3.1.6 join

3.1.7 Outer Join;

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3.2 Set operators: 3.2.1 Union,

3.2.2 Union all, 3.2.3 Minus, 3.2.4 Intersect;

3.3 Sub Queries: 3.3.1 Multiple Sub Queries and Correlated Sub Queries;

3.4 Constraints: 3.4.1 Introduction, 3.4.2 Types and Implementation;

3.5 Report writing using SQL UNIT - IV

4.1 PL / SQL: 4.1.1 Introduction

4.1.2 Advantages 4.1.3 Architecture 4.1.4 PL / SQL blocks

4.2 Date types 4.2.1 Attributes

4.3 Basic programs in PL/SQL; 4.3.1 Data base triggers: 4.3.2 Syntax

4.3.3 Parts 4.3.4 Types 4.4 Enabling and Disabling Triggers

4.5 Dropping Triggers; UNIT - V

5.1 Procedures:

5.1.1 Definition 5.1.2 Implementation 5.1.3 Execution;

5.2 Functions: 5.2.1 MAX, 5.2.2 MIN,

5.2.3 SORT, 5.2.4 COUNT, 5.2.5 AVERAGE

5.3 Factorial; 5.3.1 Exceptions: 5.3.2 User defined

5.3.3 Pre defined exceptions;

Text Book : 1. George Koch and Kevin Loney, “ORACLE The complete reference”, TMH, New Delhi, 1996

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ELECTIVE - SYSTEMS

ADVANCED MS EXCEL FOR MANAGERS

Semester – IV Course Code: P16MS4S4


General Objectives:

1. To learn applications of Excel in Business.

2. To gain Proficiency in MS Excel Utilities and in Creating Solutions for Data Management and Reporting.

UNIT- I Worksheet

1.1 Create a Workbook

1.1.1 Enter Data in a Worksheet 1.1.2 Format a worksheet 1.1.3 Format numbers in a worksheet,

1.2 Create an Excel table 1.2.1 Filter data by using an AutoFilter

1.2.2 Sort data by using an Auto Filter. 1.2.3 Using Help(F1) 1.2.4 Key Board Shortcuts

1.2.5 Formatting Cells, Name Manager. 1.3 Visualizing Data Using Conditional Formatting 1.3.1 Apply Conditional Formatting. Print a Worksheet

1.3.2 Using Print Preview and Other Utilities. UNIT II Manipulate Text

2.1 Working with Dates and Time

2.2 Creating Formulas that Manipulate Text–Upper, Proper, Lower, Concatenate, Text to Column. 2.3 Create a Formula – Use a Function in a Formula. 2.4 Creating a formula for V Look up, H Lookup, Match and Index.

UNIT III Calculations

3.1 Introduction to Formulas such PV, PMT, NPER, RATE 3.2 Creating Balance Sheet, Investment Calculations, 3.2.1 Depreciation Calculations.

3.3 Chart your data 3.4 Creating Spark line Graphics 3.5 Using Insert Tab Utilities.

UNIT IV Data Tab

4.1 Using Custom Number Formats: Right Click, Format Cells Window. 4.2 Using Data Tab and Data Validation

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4.2.1 Getting external Data 4.2.2 Remove Duplicates

4.2.3 Apply data Validation and Using Utilities from Data Tab. 4.3 Protecting Your Work

4.3.1 Using Review Tab Utilities 4.3.2 Performing Spreadsheet

4.4. What - If Analysis: 4.4.1 Create a Macro, Activate and use an add-in.

UNIT V Statistical Analysis 5.1 Analyzing Data with the Analysis Tool Pak:

5.1.1 Anova 5.1.2 Correlation 5.1.3 Covariance

5.1.4 Descriptive Statistics 5.1.5 Histogram 5.1.6 Random Number Generation

5.1.7 Rank and Percentile, Regression 5.1.8 Test, Z-Text.

5.2 Create Data for Pivot 5.3 Analyzing Data with Pivot Tables 5.4 Producing Report with a Pivot Table.

Text Book

1. John Walkenbach, Excel 2010 Bible (with CDROM), JohnWileyand Sons, 2010 Edition.

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Extra Credit Course: TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Semester – IV Course Code: PXMS4:1 Credits: 5

General Objectives

1. To understand the concepts and techniques of Quality in Management

2. To study the concepts related to Total Quality Management

3. To apply quality concepts in Business for better performance

Unit-I Principles of Total Quality Management

1.1. Various definitions of Quality

1.2. Dimensions of Quality 1.3. Definitions of TQM 1.4. Principles of TQM

1.5. Quality Philosophies of Deming, Crosby and Juran, Deming Wheel 1.6. Evolution of TQM 1.7. Models of TQM

Unit-II Practices of Total Quality Management

2.1.0. Top Management Commitment

2.1.1. Leadership, Vision, Mission and

2.1.2. Quality Policy Statements 2.2.0. Customer focus

2.2.1. Internal and External Customer concept

2.2.2. Customer Feedback 2.2.3. Customer satisfaction 2.2.4. Customer Retention

2.3.0. Employee Involvement 2.3.1. Team work and Team building, 2.3.2. Empowerment, Motivation and Training

2.4.0. Process Improvement 2.4.1. Continuous Improvement Strategies,

2.4.2. Types of Problems, Problem solving, Kaizen 2.5.0. Systems Methodology

2.5.1. Process approach

2.5.2. Factual approach to Management 2.5.3. Supplier Partnership

Unit-III Tools And Techniques Of Total Quality Management 3.1.0. Top Management Commitment:

3.1.1. New Seven Management Tools 3.1.2. Bench Marking.

3.2.0. Customer Focus 3.2.1. Quality Function Deployment 3.2.2. Mistake proofing

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3.3.0. Employee Involvement 3.3.1. Quality Circles

3.3.2. 5 S. 3.4.0. Process Improvement

3.4.1. Statistical process Control,

3.4.2. Total Productive Maintenance 3.5.0. Systems Methodology

3.5.1. Old Seven QC Tools 3.5.2. JIT and Kanban

Unit-IV Quality Imperatives For Business Improvement 4.1. Cost of Quality

4.2. Business Process Re-engineering 4.3. Reliability Analysis 4.4. Process Capability Analysis

4.5. ISO 9000:2000 Quality Management System 4.6. ISO 14000:1998 Environment Management System

Unit-V TQM Implementation Strategies

5.1. Training for TQM 5.2. Road map to TQM 5.3. Malcolm Baldridge Quality Framework,

5.4. European Model for quality Management 5.5. Pitfalls in operationalising TQM.

Text Books:

1. Dale H.Besterfield, Total Quality Management, Revised Third edition, Pearson Education, 2011

2. ShridharaBhat K, Total Quality Management – Text and Cases, Himalaya Publishing House, First Edition 2002.

Reference Books:

1. Poornima M.Charantimath, Total Quality Management, Pearson Education, First Indian Reprint 2003.

2. James R. Evans and William M. Lindsay, The Management and Control of Quality,

SixthEdition, Thomson, 2005.

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PG - Non Major Elective Course (NMEC)

(For the candidates admitted from the year 2016 onwards) (Offered to Students of other Disciplines)

Sem. Course Code Title Hrs.

/week Credits

Marks

CIA ESA TOTAL

II NMEC P16MS2E1 Fundamentals Of Management

4 2 25 75 100

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NMEC 1 - FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT

Semester – II Course Code: P16MS2E1 Total Hours : 60 Credits: 2

General objectives:

1. To understand the managerial patterns followed by an organization.

2. To gain knowledge about various managerial functions of an organization

UNIT I – The Basis of Global Management Theory and Practice 1.1 Definition of management

1.1.1 Its nature and Purpose, 1.2 Managing: Science or Art 1.3 Evolution of management thought

1.4 Introduction to various schools of management 1.5 Contributions of various thinkers

1.5.1 Taylor

1.5.2 Fayol 1.5.3 Peter Drucker

1.6 The Functions of Managers 1.7 Mintzberg‟s managerial roles 1.8 Managers Skill‟s

1.9 Goal of a Manager. UNIT II - Management and Society: The external Environment, Social Responsibility, Ethics and

International Management. 2.1 Structure of Organization

2.2 Role of Information technology in the organization 2.3 Operating in a Pluralistic society 2.4 Social responsibility of mangers

2.5 Ethics in managing 2.6 Trust as the basis for change management

2.7 International Management 2.7.1 Multi-national companies

2.8 Japanese management

2.8.1 Theory Z. UNIT III – Planning

3.1 Essentials of planning

3.1.1 Managing by Objectives

3.1.2 Types of plans 3.1.3 Steps in Planning

3.1.4 How to set objectives 3.2 The Strategic planning policies 3.3 Decision making

3.4 Development of alternatives

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3.5 Selecting an alternatives 3.5.1 Three approaches

I. Experience II. Experimentation III. Research and Analysis

3.6 Decision making 3.6.1 Certainty

3.6.2 Uncertainty 3.6.3 Risk.

UNIT IV – Organizing 4.1 Formal and Informal Organization

4.2 Span of management 4.3 Departmentation 4.4 Virtual Organization

4.5 Authority and Power 4.6 Delegation 4.7 Making Staff work effective

4.8 Avoiding conflict 4.9 Promoting Organization culture.

UNIT V – Leading

5.1 Human factors 5.2 Motivation

5.2.1 Maslows hierarchy of needs

5.2.2 Motivation Techniques 5.3 Leadership Behavior and styles 5.4 Nature of committees and teams

5.5 Communication 5.5.1 Process

5.5.2 Effective communication 5.6 Controlling

5.6.1 Process

5.6.2 Control as a feedback mechanism 5.7 Co-ordination .

Text Book: Harold Koontz, Heinz Weihrich- Essentials of Management – „An international Perspective‟, Tata

Mcgraw Hill Publishing Company Limited. New Delhi, 1972

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